2025-2026 Regular Session
SB59
Bona Fide Conservation Use Property; a limitation on leased property; remove
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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Recorded floor votes
4 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
February 19, 2025 · Senate
Motion To Engross: Sb 45, Sb 59, Sb 89, And Sr 56: Senate Vote #63
Passed
31 yea–21 nay · 1 not voting · 3 absent
February 19, 2025 · Senate
Passage: Senate Vote #66
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
50 yea–1 nay · 5 absent
February 26, 2026 · House
Passage: House Vote #575
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
154 yea–3 nay · 12 not voting · 8 absent
March 12, 2026 · Senate
Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #715
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
49 yea–0 nay · 3 not voting · 3 absent
Committee referrals
February 20, 2025 · House
Ways and Means
January 30, 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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State Veto V9
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Senate Senate Date Vetoed by Governor
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Senate Senate Sent to Governor
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Senate Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
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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House House Withdrawn, Recommitted
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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
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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
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Senate Senate Read and Referred
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Senate Senate Hopper