Georgia - Session 1033
Title: Bona Fide Conservation Use Property; the maximum acreage to qualify for assessment and taxation; increase
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.
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| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-28 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2025-02-21 | Status | in_committee |
| 2025-02-21 | Latest Action | House Second Readers |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HB 90 | Revenue and taxation; increase maximum acreage to qualify for assessment and taxation as a bona fide conservation use property | enacted |
| HB 1277 | Conservation and natural resources; increase project cost threshold for public roads or airports requiring environmental evaluations | failed |
| HB 320 | Waste management; require recycling of solar panels | failed |
| HR 1889 | Termed and perpetual conservation easements; important tools for promoting conservation practices; express support | introduced |
| SR 1029 | Roadless Area Conservation Rule; recognize; United States Forest Service; commend | passed_lower |
| HB 169 | Ad valorem tax; breach of a covenant for bona fide conservation use related to solar generation of energy; limit exceptions | in_committee |
| HB 547 | Revenue and taxation; bona fide conservation use property; permit combination of multiple covenants into a single, new, ten-year covenant | in_committee |
| HR 1792 | Georgia Department of Community Affairs; refrain from adopting the 2024 International Energy Conservation Code for residential construction; urge | in_committee |