Georgia

Bills

Every bill and resolution in the 2025-2026 Regular Session, from filing to law.

62 bills on natural resources and land Sort: Latest action Newest filed Number Title Furthest along
BillTitleWhere it standsLast action
SB 567 "Ellaville-Schley County Parks and Recreation Authority Act"; enact Ed Harbison Became law May 12, 2026Senate Date Signed by Governor
HB 1553 Forest Park, City of; Municipal Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee Rhonda Burnough Became law May 11, 2026House Date Signed by Governor
HB 1277 Conservation and natural resources; increase project cost threshold for public roads or airports requiring environmental evaluations Matt Barton Became law May 11, 2026House Date Signed by Governor
HB 115 Natural Resources, Department of; certain notice upon registration of a vessel; provide Jesse Petrea Became law May 11, 2026House Date Signed by Governor
HB 983 Conservation and natural resources; prescribed burning for silviculture purposes is exempt from certain burning notice and permit requirements; clarify Leesa Hagan Became law May 6, 2026House Date Signed by Governor
HB 413 Agriculture; prohibit local ordinances that prohibit operation of mobile sawmills on agricultural land David Jenkins Became law Apr 22, 2026House Date Signed by Governor
HB 1133 Georgia Environmental Finance Authority; finance and perform certain duties in connection with projects related to facilitating solar installations on closed landfills; authorize Robert Dickey Failed Mar 31, 2026Senate Tabled
HB 1085 Income tax; various tax credits for forestry manufacturing facilities; provide Jesse Petrea Died Mar 27, 2026House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended
SR 1055 Mary Persons FFA Forestry Team; congratulate and commend Steven McNeel Passed one chamber Mar 27, 2026Senate Read and Adopted
SR 1029 Roadless Area Conservation Rule; recognize; United States Forest Service; commend Bo Hatchett Passed one chamber Mar 27, 2026Senate Read and Adopted
SB 463 Specialized Land Transactions; business enterprises or business enterprises controlled by natural born persons from owning an interest in more than 500 single-family residential properties; prohibit Greg Dolezal Died Mar 27, 2026House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
HR 1793 Georgia Department of Natural Resources; establish regulations for placement of lifeguards on Georgia's public beaches during times of high occupancy; urge Bryce Berry In committee Mar 23, 2026House Second Readers
HR 1759 Georgia Department of Natural Resources' Division of State Parks & Historic Sites; commend Victor Anderson Passed one chamber Mar 18, 2026House Read and Adopted
SB 190 Parks, Historic Areas, Memorials, and Recreation; certain fee waivers for active duty members of the military, veterans, and family members; provide Kenya Wicks Died Mar 10, 2026House Second Readers
SR 929 Georgia Forestry Commission's Telfair/Wheeler County Unit and the Emanuel/Candler Unit; recognize Max Burns Passed one chamber Mar 9, 2026Senate Read and Adopted
HR 1560 Landrian-Shrewsbury, Kaylin; commend Soo Hong Passed one chamber Mar 3, 2026House Read and Adopted
HB 1428 Georgia Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors Board; retain certain incidental funds generated by certain fees; authorize Lauren McDonald III Died Mar 3, 2026House Committee Favorably Reported
SB 611 "Georgia Landowners Protection Act"; enact Clint Dixon Died Mar 3, 2026Senate Read and Referred
HB 663 Conservation and natural resources; fee for motor vehicle emissions inspections; revise provisions Derrick McCollum Died Feb 26, 2026House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
SR 480 Georgia Forests; acute and ongoing threat to Georgia's forests posed by the southern pine beetle; recognize Matt Brass Passed one chamber Feb 26, 2026Senate Passed/Adopted
HB 1372 Agriculture; prohibit certain foreign persons and entities from acquiring a possessory interest in land located near critical infrastructure without prior approval by the Attorney General Jordan Ridley Died Feb 20, 2026House Second Readers
HB 1315 Georgia Landowners Protection Act; enact Kasey Carpenter Died Feb 19, 2026House Second Readers
HB 949 Aviation; prohibit launch or intentional landing of unmanned aircraft systems from or on agricultural land Beth Camp Died Feb 19, 2026House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
HB 1222 Property; regulation of specialized land transactions; provide issuance of statements of accounts Regina Lewis-Ward Died Feb 18, 2026House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
SB 521 Specialized Land Transactions; a residency requirement for board members and officers of condominium associations and property owners' associations; establish Donzella James Died Feb 18, 2026Senate Read and Referred
HR 1264 Gardner, Joanne Celeste Landrigan; commend Kimberly New Passed one chamber Feb 5, 2026House Read and Adopted
HB 1171 Landlord and tenant; establish minimum habitability standards consistent with recognized housing standards Spencer Frye Died Feb 5, 2026House Second Readers
HR 1184 Jamaica/Caribbean Diaspora; extraordinary humanitarian response and valiant efforts to provide disaster relief to residents of Jamaica following the landfall of Hurricane Melissa on October 28, 2025; commend Akbar Ali Passed one chamber Feb 2, 2026House Read and Adopted
HR 1103 State and local government; assist with reducing Wall Street landlord ownership of residential properties to help this state flourish El-Mahdi Holly In committee Feb 2, 2026House Second Readers
HB 1031 Landlord and tenant; limitations on increasing rent on residential properties; provide El-Mahdi Holly Died Jan 29, 2026House Second Readers
HB 992 State parks; free admission on certain public and legal holidays; provide David Wilkerson Died Jan 27, 2026House Second Readers
SR 587 Rosa Parks Day; recognize February 4, 2026 Donzella James Passed one chamber Jan 27, 2026Senate Read and Adopted
SB 413 Landlord and Tenant; residential rental or lease agreement terminations if a tenant or a legal occupant of a residence experienced residential firearm violence; provide Kim Jackson Died Jan 27, 2026Senate Read and Referred
HR 1018 Charlton County Chief Ranger Roger Todd of the Georgia Forestry Commission; recipient of the 2025 Director's Award and for his outstanding service to the State of Georgia; commend John Corbett Passed one chamber Jan 14, 2026House Read and Adopted
SB 106 Landlord and Tenant; Code Section 44-7-19; repeal Donzella James Died Jan 13, 2026Senate Withdrawn & Recommitted
HB 919 Conservation and natural resources; outdoor stewardship; eliminate reductions in appropriations Jesse Petrea Died Jan 12, 2026House Second Readers
SB 107 Specialized Land Transactions; protections of homeowners in community associations; provide Donzella James Died Jan 12, 2026Senate Recommitted
HB 532 Conservation and natural resources; grants and special revenue disbursements; revise provisions Buddy DeLoach Vetoed May 14, 2025House Date Vetoed by Governor
HB 399 Property; require certain residential landlords to have in-state staff to manage tenant communications Mary Margaret Oliver Became law May 14, 2025House Date Signed by Governor
HB 358 Agriculture; prohibiting acquisition of possessory interest in certain land by certain foreign persons and entities; provide for a definition Vance Smith Became law May 14, 2025House Date Signed by Governor
HB 351 Board of Natural Resources; modify powers and duties John Corbett Became law May 14, 2025House Date Signed by Governor
HR 121 John W. Mixon Georgia Forestry Building; Dry Branch Community; dedicate Beth Camp Became law May 14, 2025House Date Signed by Governor
HB 208 Special license plates; support state parks and historic sites; establish Lynn Smith Became law May 13, 2025House Date Signed by Governor
SB 125 Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors; decouple the sequential order of experience and examination requirements Larry Walker, III Became law May 9, 2025Senate Date Signed by Governor
HB 876 Property; provide residential tenants with the right to complete repairs required by landlord and offset rental installments by the reasonable cost of such repairs under certain circumstances Robert Flournoy Died Apr 2, 2025House Second Readers
HR 824 The acute and ongoing threat to Georgia's forest posed by the southern pine beetle, and encouraging all Georgia landowners to follow guidance by the Georgia Forestry Commission to mitigate the spread of this destructive… Vance Smith Passed one chamber Mar 27, 2025House Read and Adopted
HB 779 Property; require landlords and managers of apartment buildings or complexes to provide local police and fire departments certain information Yasmin Neal Died Mar 21, 2025House Second Readers
HB 725 Property; certain rental agreements; provide landlord duties Terry Cummings Died Mar 10, 2025House Second Readers
HB 710 Landlord and tenant; certain limits on increases in rental amounts charged for residential properties; provide Derrick Jackson Died Mar 6, 2025House Second Readers
HB 707 Landlord and tenant; limitations on rent increases for seniors and veterans; provide Solomon Adesanya Died Mar 6, 2025House Second Readers

From Georgia's official records. "Where it stands" is the furthest step a bill has reached; a bill still short of law when its session ended is shown as died.