2025-2026 Regular Session
SB52
"Timberlands Recovery, Exemption, and Earnings Stability (TREES) Act"; enact
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to ad valorem taxation of property, so as to authorize certain local governing authorities to provide temporary tax relief from the taxes levied for the harvest or sale of standing timber in certain disaster areas;to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title and legislative findings and intent; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Legislative progress
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Recorded floor votes
3 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
February 18, 2025 · Senate
Motion To Engross: Senate Vote #57
Passed
31 yea–20 nay · 2 not voting · 3 absent
February 18, 2025 · Senate
Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #58
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
53 yea–0 nay · 3 absent
April 2, 2026 · House
Passage: House Vote #872
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
172 yea–2 nay · 1 not voting · 1 absent
Committee referrals
February 19, 2025 · House
Ways and Means
January 29, 2025 · Senate
Finance
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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House House Passed/Adopted By Substitute View roll call
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House House Third Readers
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House House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
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House House Second Readers
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House House First Readers
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Senate Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
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Senate Senate Third Read
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Senate Senate Engrossed
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Senate Senate Read Second Time
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Senate Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
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Senate Senate Read and Referred
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Senate Senate Hopper