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2025-2026 Regular Session

HB129

Ad valorem tax; bona fide conservation use property; remove a limitation on leased property as to certain entities

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-5-7.4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to preferential assessment for bona fide conservation use property and bona fide residential transitional property, so as to remove a limitation on leased property as to certain entities; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Legislative progress

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Senate committee reassignment March 28, 2025 Senate committee substitute March 31, 2025 Sent to Governor April 10, 2025 Governor approved May 14, 2025 Became law May 14, 2025

Recorded floor votes

4 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.

March 4, 2025 · House

Passage: House Vote #156

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

165 yea–7 nay · 6 not voting · 2 absent

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April 2, 2025 · Senate

Motion To Engross: Sb 214, Hb 66, Hb 79, Hb 129, Hb 134, Hb 141, Hb 370, Hb 397, Hb 445, Hb 463, Hb 532, Hb 586, Hb 652: Senate Vote #383

Passed

31 yea–24 nay · 1 absent

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April 2, 2025 · Senate

Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #387

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

44 yea–9 nay · 2 not voting · 1 absent

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April 2, 2025 · House

Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #398

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

149 yea–13 nay · 4 not voting · 14 absent

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Committee referrals

March 6, 2025 · Senate

Rules

Instrument history

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  1. State Effective Date 2025-05-14
  2. State Act 251
  3. House House Date Signed by Governor
  4. House House Sent to Governor
  5. House House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
  6. Senate Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
  7. Senate Senate Third Read
  8. Senate Senate Engrossed
  9. Senate Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  10. Senate Senate Recommitted
  11. Senate Senate Read Second Time
  12. Senate Senate Committee Favorably Reported
  13. Senate Senate Read and Referred
  14. House House Passed/Adopted View roll call
  15. House House Third Readers
  16. House House Committee Favorably Reported
  17. House House Second Readers
  18. House House First Readers
  19. House House Hopper
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