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type: "Bill"
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title: "Madison County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Madison County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in the amount of $8,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that county who are 70 years of age or older in addition to existing senior exemptions; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
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legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
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session: "2019_20"
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identifier: "HB 975"
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citation: "Georgia HB 975 (2019_20)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Alan Powell", "Tom McCall"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 13
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2020-02-20"
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last_action: "2020-06-30"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e1e02a8d-5cf3-4742-a678-d410fcca333e"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "1957c941e4e71c9b883ad838f77daefeaf8f3536cc1d80368129401f5706b996"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
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---
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# Georgia HB 975 (2019_20) — Madison County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Madison County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in the amount of $8,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that county who are 70 years of age or older in addition to existing senior exemptions; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **HB 975/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/192169.pdf)
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2. **LC 45 0399/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/190423.pdf)
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3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/190549.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Local Calendar — **157–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Alan Powell — primary (person)
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- Tom McCall — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2020-02-20** House Hopper
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- **2020-02-21** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2020-02-24** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2020-02-25** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2020-02-25** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2020-02-25** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2020-02-26** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2020-03-03** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2020-03-03** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2020-06-24** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2020-06-30** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2020-06-30** Act 461 `executive-signature`
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- **2020-06-30** Effective Date
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e1e02a8d-5cf3-4742-a678-d410fcca333e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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