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2025-2026 Regular Session

SB306

Bona Fide Conservation Use Property; impending expiration to be sent via certified mail; require notices

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 require notices of impending expiration to be sent via certified mail; to provide for the reinstatement of certain covenants and preferential assessments in certain limited circumstances; to provide for appeals and refunds; to prohibit additional fees or interest; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Legislative progress

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Senate committee substitute February 26, 2026 House committee substitute March 20, 2026 Sent to Governor April 10, 2026 Governor approved May 6, 2026 Became law May 6, 2026

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, 2026 · Senate

Motion To Engross: Sb 306, Sb 465, Sb 498, Sr 668: Senate Vote #615

Passed

31 yea–22 nay · 1 not voting · 1 absent

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March 4, 2026 · Senate

Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #636

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

49 yea–0 nay · 3 not voting · 3 absent

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March 25, 2026 · House

Passage: House Vote #758

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

158 yea–9 nay · 3 not voting · 6 absent

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April 2, 2026 · Senate

Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #963

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

52 yea–0 nay · 1 not voting · 1 absent

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Committee referrals

February 28, 2025 · Senate

Finance

Instrument history

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  1. State Effective Date 2026-05-06
  2. State Act 431
  3. Senate Senate Date Signed by Governor
  4. Senate Senate Sent to Governor
  5. Senate Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
  6. House House Passed/Adopted By Substitute View roll call
  7. House House Third Readers
  8. House House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  9. House House Second Readers
  10. House House First Readers
  11. Senate Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
  12. Senate Senate Third Read
  13. Senate Senate Engrossed
  14. Senate Senate Read Second Time
  15. Senate Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  16. Senate Senate Read and Referred
  17. Senate Senate Hopper
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