Bill Commons

GA SR 56

died on adjournment

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

Georgia · 2025_26 · upper

Quick answers

Did GA SR 56 pass?

No. GA SR 56 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 (2026-03-31): House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

What is GA SR 56 about?

A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution 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 the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.

Who sponsors GA SR 56?

Sam Watson, Billy Hickman, Russ Goodman and 2 others are the primary sponsors of GA SR 56.

Description

A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution 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 the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2025-01-28
Latest action
2026-03-31 — House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Bill type
resolution
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Sam Watsonprimary
  • Billy Hickmanprimary
  • Russ Goodmanprimary
  • Lee Andersonprimary
  • John F. Kennedyprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-28

    Senate Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2025-01-29

    Senate Read and Referred

    referral-committee

  3. 2025-02-13

    Senate Committee Favorably Reported

    committee-passage-favorable

  4. 2025-02-18

    Senate Read Second Time

    reading-2

  5. 2025-02-19

    Senate Engrossed

    passage

  6. 2025-02-19

    Senate Third Read

    reading-3

  7. 2025-02-19

    Senate Passed/Adopted

    passage

  8. 2025-02-20

    House First Readers

    reading-1

  9. 2025-02-21

    House Second Readers

    reading-2

  10. 2026-03-31

    House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

    committee-passage-favorable

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Senate Vote #64 - 2025-2026 Regular Session

    2025-02-19 · pass · 51-1

    Member-level votes (54)
    • ALBERS: yes
    • ANAVITARTE: yes
    • ANDERSON: yes
    • BEACH: yes
    • BEARDEN: yes
    • BRASS: yes
    • BURNS: yes
    • COWSERT: yes
    • DAVENPORT: yes
    • DIXON: yes
    • DOLEZAL: yes
    • ECHOLS: yes
    • ESTEVES: yes
    • GINN: yes
    • GOOCH: yes
    • GOODMAN: yes
    • HALPERN: yes
    • HARBIN: yes
    • HARBISON: yes
    • HARRELL: yes
    • HATCHETT: yes
    • HICKMAN: yes
    • HODGES: yes
    • HUFSTETLER: yes
    • JACKSON: yes
    • JAMES: yes
    • JONES: yes
    • JONES II: yes
    • KEMP: yes
    • KENNEDY: yes
    • KIRKPATRICK: yes
    • LUCAS: yes
    • MALLOW: other
    • MANGHAM: yes
    • MCLAURIN: yes
    • MERRITT: other
    • MOORE: no
    • ORROCK: yes
    • PARENT: yes
    • PARKES: other
    • PAYNE: yes
    • RAHMAN: yes
    • RHETT: yes
    • ROBERTSON: yes
    • SETZLER: yes
    • SIMS: yes
    • STILL: yes
    • STRICKLAND: yes
    • SUMMERS: yes
    • TILLERY: yes
    • WALKER, III: yes
    • WATSON: yes
    • WICKS: yes
    • WILLIAMS: yes

  • Senate Vote #63 - 2025-2026 Regular Session

    2025-02-19 · pass · 31-21

    Member-level votes (54)
    • ALBERS: yes
    • ANAVITARTE: yes
    • ANDERSON: yes
    • BEACH: yes
    • BEARDEN: yes
    • BRASS: yes
    • BURNS: yes
    • COWSERT: yes
    • DAVENPORT: no
    • DIXON: yes
    • DOLEZAL: yes
    • ECHOLS: yes
    • ESTEVES: no
    • GINN: yes
    • GOOCH: yes
    • GOODMAN: yes
    • HALPERN: no
    • HARBIN: yes
    • HARBISON: no
    • HARRELL: no
    • HATCHETT: yes
    • HICKMAN: yes
    • HODGES: yes
    • HUFSTETLER: yes
    • JACKSON: no
    • JAMES: no
    • JONES: no
    • JONES II: no
    • KEMP: no
    • KENNEDY: yes
    • KIRKPATRICK: yes
    • LUCAS: no
    • MALLOW: other
    • MANGHAM: no
    • MCLAURIN: no
    • MERRITT: other
    • MOORE: no
    • ORROCK: no
    • PARENT: no
    • PARKES: no
    • PAYNE: yes
    • RAHMAN: no
    • RHETT: no
    • ROBERTSON: yes
    • SETZLER: yes
    • SIMS: no
    • STILL: yes
    • STRICKLAND: yes
    • SUMMERS: yes
    • TILLERY: other
    • WALKER, III: yes
    • WATSON: yes
    • WICKS: no
    • WILLIAMS: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69578

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