HR 1050: Property; lease or conveyance of certain state owned property; authorize

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Discussed in meetings (14)

The House and Senate meetings that took this bill up, from their machine transcripts. Each account was written by Georgia Commons with AI and is not part of the record; the video is what was said.

1. House State Properties Committee, February 5, 2026

   From 0:10:01 · Watch on the General Assembly's Vimeo channel

   Summary by Georgia Commons: The State Properties Commission's deputy executive director presented 11 proposed leases and transfers. The presenter described road projects in Clayton and DeKalb counties; a telecommunications tower lease in Dawson County; an Easterseals lease renewal in Dougherty County; additional school parking in Effingham County; and a charter school lease at the Georgia School for the Deaf. Other transactions involved fire stations in McDuffie and Polk counties, a federal lease renewal in McIntosh County, residential services for people with developmental disabilities in Richmond County, and a career academy lease renewal in Troup County. The presenter said the DeKalb transfer would bring $369,829 and the McDuffie exchange involved 1.5 state acres for six county acres plus $19,000. Asked why some prices were $1 or $10 while others were higher, the presenter said government recipients could receive nominal terms, while nongovernment transactions required fair market value. The chair said nominal arrangements must serve the public good and affected district legislators had been contacted without reporting problems. The committee approved a do-pass motion by voice vote, with no opposition heard. The chair later said both measures would go to Rules and anticipated additional Senate provisions in a later substitute.

2. House Rules Committee, February 9, 2026

   From 0:42:07 · Watch on the General Assembly's Vimeo channel · Confirmed by the 2026 House Journal, p. 501

   Summary by Georgia Commons: The presenter described HR 1050 as the annual state-property conveyance resolution and said it covered 11 conveyances. The presenter expected the Senate to add more transactions. No questions were asked. Later, the committee placed the resolution on the February 10 floor calendar after a motion and second, with no opposition voiced.

3. House floor session, February 10, 2026 (legislative day 16)

   From 1:26:17 · Watch on the General Assembly's Vimeo channel · Confirmed by the 2026 House Journal, p. 505

   Summary by Georgia Commons: The sponsor said the resolution would authorize the State Properties Commission to sell, transfer or lease state-owned property through 11 transactions. The sponsor listed Clayton, Dawson, DeKalb, Dougherty, Effingham, Floyd, McDuffie, McIntosh, Polk, Richmond and Troup counties, and said affected House members had received letters inviting questions. No questions were asked. The House adopted the resolution 165-0.

4. Senate State Institutions and Property Committee, February 25, 2026

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   Summary by Georgia Commons: The appropriations chair moved to table HR 1050 until members received information about automatic rent increases in state leases. Before the motion, the appropriations chair requested lease terms and scheduled increases, particularly for Division of Family and Children Services buildings, to understand how much rent increases were driving budget needs. State property staff said the information could be supplied within a week. The committee approved the motion by voice vote, with no opposing response recorded. No detailed presentation of the resolution's property transactions followed. Later, members agreed to revisit this resolution and the easement resolution together once the requested information was available.

5. Senate State Institutions and Property Committee, March 16, 2026

   From 0:09:58 · Watch on the General Assembly's Vimeo channel

   Summary by Georgia Commons: The State Property Commission’s deputy executive director presented proposed transfers and leases supporting transportation, education, emergency services and other uses. The representative described a Farmers Market turn-lane transfer, a Dawson County communications-tower lease, a DeKalb road-widening transfer, and leases for Easterseals, schools, a post office and disability housing. Other proposals included a McDuffie County land exchange and a Cedartown transfer for fire stations. Asked whether the $369,829 DeKalb price reflected market value, the representative said it did and that the state generally charges market value unless it receives another benefit. The representative said affected legislators had raised no concerns. A committee member questioned whether a Floyd County charter-academy lease lasted five or 25 years; the representative confirmed five years in the version under consideration. For a separate Floyd County school-system lease, the representative requested increasing the acreage from 16 to 30.5, retaining a 10-year term and one 10-year renewal option at $10 annually. Following initial votes and procedural clarification, the committee separately approved the amendment and resolution by voice vote, with no opposition heard. The representative agreed to obtain revised legal language and return it to the chair’s office.

6. Senate Rules Committee, March 19, 2026

   From 0:12:56 · Watch on the General Assembly's Vimeo channel

   Summary by Georgia Commons: The presenter described this as an annual state property conveyance measure and said it returned as a committee substitute with additions. The chair said it would move together with HR 1051. Both were included in the floor calendar approved unanimously.

7. Senate floor session, March 20, 2026 (legislative day 35)

   From 1:42:20 · Watch on the General Assembly's Vimeo channel · Confirmed by the bill's status history (Senate Third Read)

   Summary by Georgia Commons: The presenter described HR 1050 as the annual resolution authorizing leases and transfers of state property. The presenter said changes involved two matters in Floyd County and one in Troup County, and that concerns raised by another senator had been addressed. The clerk read a committee substitute covering property transactions in several counties. No questions or opposing speeches followed. The Senate adopted the substitute and then adopted the resolution 46-0.

8. House floor session, March 25, 2026 (legislative day 37, PM)

   From 0:33:15 · Watch on the General Assembly's Vimeo channel · Confirmed by the bill's status history (House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub)

   Summary by Georgia Commons: The presenter said the Senate substitute added a Floyd County lease to the annual state property conveyance resolution. The presenter described 30.5 acres on the Georgia Northwestern Technical College campus, leased for $10 annually for public use. There were no questions. The House agreed to the Senate substitute, 156-0.

• Read aloud: House floor session, January 28, 2026 (legislative day 8), 0:41:24
• Read aloud: House floor session, January 29, 2026 (legislative day 9), 0:59:15
• Read aloud: House floor session, February 6, 2026 (legislative day 14), 0:56:17
• Read aloud: Senate floor session, February 11, 2026 (legislative day 17), 0:26:22
• Read aloud: Senate floor session, March 18, 2026 (legislative day 33), 0:34:35
• Read aloud: Senate floor session, March 19, 2026 (legislative day 34), 0:49:03

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