Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: Introduced 20 R cosponsors

SR 55 — Bona Fide Conservation Use Property; maximum acreage to qualify for assessment and taxation; increase -CA

Last action — Senate Read and Referred

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced January 28, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

Odds of enactment

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Summary

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.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Senate Read and Referred

  2. Senate Hopper

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 19 co-sponsors · 227 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (19)

Not signed on (227)

227 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SR 55 do?
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 SR 55?
SR 55 is sponsored by Bo Hatchett (Republican), Steve Gooch (Republican), Timothy Bearden (Republican), Billy Hickman (Republican), Shawn Still (Republican), Drew Echols (Republican), John F. Kennedy (Republican), Max Burns (Republican), John Albers (Republican), Ben Watson (Republican), Randy Robertson (Republican), Jason Anavitarte (Republican), Blake Tillery (Republican), Frank Ginn (Republican), Rick Williams (Republican), Lee Anderson (Republican), Sam Watson (Republican), Russ Goodman (Republican), Matt Brass (Republican), and Carden Summers (Republican).
What is the current status of SR 55?
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced January 28, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Where can I track SR 55?
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