Georgia Senate · 2025 Regular Session
HB 90: Increase the maximum acreage to qualify for assessment and taxation as a bona fide conservation use property
Passage · March 18, 2025 · Yeas 47, nays 3
What the bill does
The bill increases the maximum acreage that can qualify for assessment and taxation as bona fide conservation use property. It has a contingent effective date and provides for automatic repeal.
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The bill’s caption, as the Journal prints it with this vote
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.
How each party voted
Majority Leader Steve Gooch voted yea.
Bill
- Bill
- HB 90
- Motion
- Passage
- Date
- March 18, 2025
- Session
- 2025 Regular Session
- Presiding
- John Kennedy
- Yeas–nays
- Yeas 47, nays 3; 5 didn't vote (4 excused, 0 abstained)
The chamber on this vote
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How each member voted
Yea (47)
- John Albers R-56
- Jason Anavitarte R-31
- Lee Anderson R-24
- Tonya Anderson D-43
- Brandon Beach R-21
- Tim Bearden R-30
- Max Burns R-23
- Bill Cowsert R-46
- Gail Davenport D-17
- Clint Dixon R-45
- Greg Dolezal R-27
- Drew Echols R-49
- Jason Esteves D-35
- Frank Ginn R-47
- Steve Gooch R-51
- Russ Goodman R-8
- Sonya Halpern D-39
- Marty Harbin R-16
- Bo Hatchett R-50
- Billy Hickman R-4
- Mike Hodges R-3
- Chuck Hufstetler R-52
- Kim Jackson D-41
- Donzella James D-28
- Emanuel Jones D-10
- Harold Jones D-22
- RaShaun Kemp D-38
- Kay Kirkpatrick R-32
- David Lucas D-26
- Derek Mallow D-2
- Josh McLaurin D-14
- Nan Orrock D-36
- Elena Parent D-44
- Chuck Payne R-54
- Sheikh Rahman D-5
- Doc Rhett D-33
- Randy Robertson R-29
- Ed Setzler R-37
- Freddie Sims D-12
- Shawn Still R-48
- Carden Summers R-13
- Blake Tillery R-19
- Larry Walker R-20
- Ben Watson R-1
- Sam Watson R-11
- Kenya Wicks D-34
- Rick Williams R-25
Nay (3)
- Nikki Merritt D-9
- Colton Moore R-53
- Nabilah Parkes D-7
Excused (4)
- Matt Brass R-6
- Ed Harbison D-15
- Sally Harrell D-40
- Brian Strickland R-42
Not voting (1)
- Randal Mangham D-55