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40 bills for “Bona Fide Conservation Use Property”.
Bona Fide Conservation Use Property; maximum acreage to qualify for assessment and taxation; increase -CA
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate resolution would ask voters to raise the maximum acreage that can qualify for the state's bona fide conservation use property tax break, from 2,000 acres to 6,000 acres per owner.
… a formula based on current use, annual productivity, and real property sales data, of: 'bona fide conservation use property' to include bona fide agricultural and timber land not …
General Assembly; increase maximum acreage to qualify for assessment and taxation as a bona fide conservation use property - CA
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House resolution would ask voters to amend the state constitution to raise the acreage cap for farmland and timberland taxed under the bona fide conservation use program from 2,000 to 4,000 acres per owner.
… a formula based on current use, annual productivity, and real property sales data, of: 'bona fide conservation use property' to include bona fide agricultural and timber land not …
Revenue and taxation; increase maximum acreage to qualify for assessment and taxation as a bona fide conservation use property
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 90 would double the maximum acreage that can qualify for Georgia's bona fide conservation use property tax break, from 2,000 acres to 4,000 acres, if voters approve a related constitutional amendment in November 2026.
… 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 …
Bona Fide Conservation Use Property; the maximum acreage to qualify for assessment and taxation; increase
Summary by Georgia Commons: Senate Bill 45 would double the maximum acreage eligible for Georgia's bona fide conservation use tax break, from 2,000 acres to 4,000 acres, for farmers, timber owners and family farm entities.
… 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 …
Bona Fide Conservation Use Property; the maximum acreage to qualify for assessment and taxation; increase
Summary by Georgia Commons: Senate Bill 43 would raise the acreage cap for Georgia's conservation use property tax break from 2,000 acres to 6,000 acres, but only if voters approve a related constitutional amendment in November 2026.
… 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 …
Ad valorem tax; bona fide conservation use property; remove a limitation on leased property as to certain entities
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 129 loosens Georgia's conservation-use property tax break to allow certain family-owned farm and timber businesses to lease land without losing the tax break, and it renews a film postproduction tax credit through 2030.
… 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 …
Revenue and taxation; bona fide conservation use property; permit combination of multiple covenants into a single, new, ten-year covenant
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 547 would let Georgia landowners combine multiple conservation-use property tax covenants into one new ten-year covenant, and would allow carbon sequestration as a secondary use on that land.
… of property, is amended in Code Section 48-5-7.4, relating to preferential assessment for bona fide conservation use property and bona fide residential transitional property, by …
Bona Fide Conservation Use Property; impending expiration to be sent via certified mail; require notices
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate bill would change how counties notify landowners before their conservation-use property tax covenants expire, add a path to fix lapsed covenants caused by mail problems, and let owners combine multiple land covenants into one.
… of property, is amended in Code Section 48-5-7.4, relating to preferential assessment for bona fide conservation use property and bona fide residential transitional property, by …
Bona Fide Conservation Use Property; maximum acreage to qualify for assessment and taxation; increase -CA
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate resolution would ask voters to remove the current dollar cap on the state's homeowner property tax relief benefit and let local governments and school systems create their own local homestead tax relief programs funded by a new local sales tax.
… The General Assembly may provide by general law for local school systems to impose, levy, and collect a sales and use tax for the purpose of property tax …
Bona Fide Conservation Use Property; a limitation on leased property; remove
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate bill would raise the cap on tax credits for timber growers who lost trees in Hurricane Helene from $200 million to $250 million and let more producers claim the credit without needing advance state approval starting in 2026.
… the eligible timber property was being grown when the timber casualty loss was incurred. Timber market conditions as of September 25, 2024, shall be used for the purposes …
Ad valorem tax; property; change certain definitions
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would rewrite the legal definition of "current use value" used to tax bona fide conservation use property, a term used to calculate property taxes on land kept in agricultural or conservation use.
… Current use value' of bona fide conservation use property means the amount a knowledgeable buyer would pay for the property with the intention of continuing the property in …
Ad valorem tax; breach of a covenant for bona fide conservation use related to solar generation of energy; limit exceptions
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Senate substitute for HB 169 would create a new Georgia income tax credit for small businesses that offer employees individual coverage health reimbursement arrangements, health savings account access, and paid leave.
… 10, which is reserved, as follows: "48-7-40.10. <ins>(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) 'Covered employee' means an employee who is …
Ad valorem tax; property; change certain definitions
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would revise the legal definition of 'current use value' used to tax conservation land, tying it directly to the valuation rules already in Georgia's property tax code.
… Current use value' of bona fide conservation use property means the amount a knowledgeable buyer would pay for the property with the intention of continuing the property in …
Income tax; donation of real property for conservation purposes; revise tax credits
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 1148 would increase Georgia's income tax credit for donating land or conservation easements, raise the yearly cap on those credits back to $30 million, and shift review of land appraisals from the State Properties Commission to the Department of Natural Resources.
… donated real property, and the donation is accepted by such state, county, municipality, consolidated government, federal government, or bona fide charitable nonprofit organization for use in a manner …
Ad valorem tax; preferential assessment of affordable home use property; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would let low-income home buyers get a special, lower property tax assessment on small residential properties, similar to the existing conservation use program, but only if voters approve a related constitutional amendment in November 2026.
… the owner of such property agrees by covenant with the appropriate taxing authority to maintain the eligible property in bona fide qualifying use for a period of ten …
"Quality Basic Education Act"; grants for educational programs; provisions relative to the teacher recruitment and retention tax credit program; revise
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate bill would expand the state's teacher recruitment and retention tax credit program to 1,200 teachers a year, lower the credit for future participants, and separately loosen the conservation land donation tax credit program.
… donated real property, and the donation is accepted by such state, county, municipality, consolidated government, federal government, or bona fide charitable nonprofit organization for use in a manner …
Ad Valorem Taxation; assessment of tangible real property used for community housing provider properties; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Senate Finance Committee substitute for SB 576 would create a lower property tax assessment for small, nonprofit, or family landlords who rent out single-family homes, while larger corporate landlords keep the standard assessment.
… uses comparable sales of property which, at the time of the comparable sale, had unused income tax credits that were transferred in an arm's length, bona fide …
Banking and finance; holds on accounts of eligible adults for suspected financial exploitation; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 945 lets Georgia banks and credit unions temporarily freeze transactions when they suspect an elderly or disabled customer is being financially exploited, and separately creates new state rules for cryptocurrency ATM kiosks and litigation-funding companies.
… withholding, appropriation, or use of money, assets, or property of an eligible adult; or any act or omission by a person, including through the use of a power …
Official Code of Georgia Annotated; amend various titles
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 327 is a wide-ranging update to Georgia's trust, estate, and family law statutes that rewrites rules on trustees and trust directors, expands legal recognition for children born from assisted reproduction, and raises the dollar amount probate judges can distribute for minors.
… If another person makes a transfer of property to the trust, other than as a bona </ins> 1610 <ins>fide sale for an adequate and full consideration in …
Workforce and Residential Infrastructure District for Georgia Act; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 317 would create a new type of local government called a community development district in Georgia, letting developers and landowners set up special districts that can borrow money, levy taxes, and build infrastructure like roads, water systems, and sewers for new developments.
… In the event assessments </ins> 1027 <ins>are imposed at an amount based on property valuation, a board shall use the assessed </ins> 1028 <ins>values of property …
Criminal Justice Researcher Access to Data Act; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 1243 would create a new legal pathway for vetted academic researchers to access Georgia criminal justice data, including some records normally shielded from public disclosure, while requiring the Attorney General to issue guidance for agencies by 2027.
… As used in this article, the term: (1) 'Bona fide researcher' means any individual or organization that: (A) Utilizes gathered personally identifiable information for research and statistical activities …
Georgia Lottery for Education Act; correct a reference; provisions
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 74 changes how Georgia's rulemaking law applies to the Georgia Lottery Corporation, requiring formal administrative procedures for coin operated amusement machine licensing while keeping other lottery matters exempt.
… bona fide coin operated amusement machines; to provide for exemptions from the Georgia Administrative Procedure Act regarding the Georgia Lottery Corporation for certain matters not related to bona …
"Georgia Corporate Power Reset Act"; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate bill would strip corporations, nonprofits, partnerships, and LLCs of the general legal powers they now have and limit them to only what the General Assembly expressly grants, while banning them from spending money on elections or ballot measures.
… otherwise acquire, own, hold, improve, use, and otherwise deal with real or personal property or any legal or equitable interest in property, wherever located; (5) <del>To sell …
Georgia Administrative Procedure Act shall apply to all executive branch agencies; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Senate substitute for HB 903 rewrites Georgia's coin operated amusement machine law, allowing billiards and darts tournaments with prizes, setting new redemption limits, requiring progressive discipline for violations, and moving appeals to a specialized Fulton County court division.
… owns or operates bona fide coin operated amusement machines available for commercial use and available to the public for play. If such unauthorized use occurs, the corporation may …
"Georgia Hemp Farming Act,"; delta-9-THC in consumable hemp products; provide milligram limits
Summary by Georgia Commons: A House committee substitute for SB 254 would rewrite Georgia's coin operated amusement machine law, covering billiards and darts tournaments, machine classifications, redemption limits, progressive discipline for violations, and where licensees can appeal corporation decisions.
… owns or operates bona fide coin operated amusement machines available for commercial use and available to the public for play. If such unauthorized use occurs, the corporation may …
Donation Without Hesitation Act; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 1049 would expand Georgia's legal protections for people and groups who donate food, shielding donors, gleaners, and charities from lawsuits and criminal charges over food quality unless they acted with gross negligence or worse.
… such food to a <ins>church, religious organization, or </ins> bona fide charitable or nonprofit organization for use or distribution shall not be subject to criminal penalty or …
Corporations, partnerships, and associations; restrict powers to only the powers the General Assembly expressly grants
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would limit corporations, nonprofits, partnerships, limited partnerships, and LLCs to only the powers the General Assembly expressly grants them, and would bar all of them from spending money on ballot measures or elections.
… otherwise acquire, own, hold, improve, use, and otherwise deal with real or personal property or any legal or equitable interest in property, wherever located; (5) <del>To sell …
Georgia Lottery for Education Act; authorize certain billiards and darts tournaments and prizes
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would let bar and arcade locations run billiards and darts tournaments with gift-card prizes, require progressive discipline for coin-operated amusement machine violations, and move appeals of Georgia Lottery Corporation decisions to a specialized Fulton County court division.
… owns or operates bona fide coin operated amusement machines available for commercial use and available to the public for play. If such unauthorized use occurs, the corporation may …
Equal Athletic Opportunities Act; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 104 would rewrite Georgia's school sports law to define sex by biology at birth and bar transgender girls and boys from competing on teams matching their gender identity in public and many private school athletics.
… The exemption provided for by this paragraph shall be valid for 24 months following the date when the most recent bona fide student survey demonstrating a lack of …
Education; equal athletic opportunities for public school students; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: Senate Bill 41 would strengthen Georgia's existing law on equal athletic opportunities for boys and girls in public schools, adding a private right to sue over violations and removing a provision letting the state's high school athletic association bar transgender female athletes from girls' events.
… The exemption provided for by this paragraph shall be valid for 24 months following the date when the most recent bona fide student survey demonstrating a lack of …
Education; equal athletic opportunities for public school students; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would toughen the state's equal athletic opportunity law for public school students, add a private right to sue over violations, and remove a provision letting the state's high school athletic association bar male students from female-designated events.
… The exemption provided for by this paragraph shall be valid for 24 months following the date when the most recent bona fide student survey demonstrating a lack of …
Crimes; offense of disruption of a worship service; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would create a new crime called disruption of a worship service, making it illegal to intentionally interrupt or block access to a church during a scheduled religious service.
… ins>"16-11-34.3. (a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) 'Church' means a bona fide duly constituted religious society or ecclesiastical body of …
State employees; annual public report on the amount of prescription drug rebates and other price concessions applied to premium reductions; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 101 would require Georgia's state health plans to publish an annual public report showing how much prescription drug rebates and price discounts actually lower premiums for participants.
… Such term excludes any remuneration, coupons, or price concessions for which the full value is passed on to the state health plan participants, or bona fide service fees …
Gambling; criminal prohibitions on gambling for coin operated amusement machines; revise certain exceptions
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would remove coin operated video poker, blackjack, and keno machines from the legal definition of a prohibited gambling device, potentially letting them qualify as legal amusement machines.
… shall apply to a coin operated game or device designed and manufactured for bona fide amusement purposes only which may by application of some skill entitle the player …
Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies; persons requesting booking photographs to provide the first and last names of the individuals in the photographs; require
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate bill, as revised by a House committee, would require anyone requesting police booking photos or law enforcement videos to name the person shown, and would let agencies withhold recordings of a person's death from the public.
… This Code section shall not apply to requests for booking photographs made by bona fide credentialed members of the Georgia Press Association or the Georgia Association of Broadcasters …
Landlord and Tenant; requiring tenants to provide income information; prohibit
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate bill would rewrite landlord-tenant law to bar landlords from requiring high income levels from voucher holders, let tenants withhold rent for unrepaired conditions, and ban retaliation and housing discrimination.
… 44-7-26. (a) It shall be unlawful for a person to: (1) Refuse to sell or rent a dwelling after a bona fide offer has been made …
Termed and perpetual conservation easements; important tools for promoting conservation practices; express support
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House resolution would formally express the House's support for termed and perpetual conservation easements as tools to encourage voluntary land conservation on private property.
… by the landowner—for the conservation of natural, agricultural, and historical resources on private land; and WHEREAS, conservation easements protect private property rights and enable landowners to monetize …
Revenue and taxation; eliminate ad valorem tax assessment of certain timber at sale or harvest - CA
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House resolution would ask voters to amend the state constitution to eliminate the property tax charged on timber when it is harvested or sold from certain conservation-designated land, with the state reimbursing local governments for the lost revenue.
… shall be required to enter into a covenant to continue the property in a qualifying use; and (ii) A breach of such covenant within ten years of the …
Vince Dooley Battlefield Trust Fund Act; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 454 creates the Vince Dooley Battlefield Trust Fund, a new state fund and grant program to help nonprofits and state agencies buy or protect historically significant Georgia battlefields.
… to require that any acquisition include a perpetual conservation easement placing restrictions on the use or development of the property or interest therein; to provide for related matters …
Conservation and natural resources; grants and special revenue disbursements; revise provisions
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 532 would let counties with large tracts of state-owned conservation land collect grants under two separate Georgia code sections at once, removing a current ban on double-dipping. The Governor vetoed the bill in May 2025.
… Code Section 12-6A-12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to annual grant when state owns property and calculations, is amended by revising said Code …