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GA SB 43

died on adjournment

Bona Fide Conservation Use Property; the maximum acreage to qualify for assessment and taxation; increase

Georgia · 2025_26 · upper

Quick answers

Did GA SB 43 pass?

No. GA SB 43 died when the 2025-26 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-01-29): Senate Read and Referred

What is GA SB 43 about?

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 increase the maximum acreage to qualify for assessment and taxation as a bona fide conservation use property; to provide for related matters; to provide for a contingent effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Who sponsors GA SB 43?

Carden Summers, Matt Brass, Russ Goodman and 17 others are the primary sponsors of GA SB 43.

Description

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 increase the maximum acreage to qualify for assessment and taxation as a bona fide conservation use property; to provide for related matters; to provide for a contingent effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2025-01-28
Latest action
2025-01-29 — Senate Read and Referred
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Carden Summersprimary
  • Matt Brassprimary
  • Russ Goodmanprimary
  • Sam Watsonprimary
  • Lee Andersonprimary
  • Steve Goochprimary
  • Bo Hatchettprimary
  • Billy Hickmanprimary
  • Rick Williamsprimary
  • Frank Ginnprimary
  • Blake Tilleryprimary
  • Jason Anavitarteprimary
  • Randy Robertsonprimary
  • Ben Watsonprimary
  • John Albersprimary
  • Max Burnsprimary
  • John F. Kennedyprimary
  • Drew Echolsprimary
  • Shawn Stillprimary
  • Timothy Beardenprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-28

    Senate Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2025-01-29

    Senate Read and Referred

    referral-committee

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Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

Attribution

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