govt.fyi
Georgia General Assembly · SB 59 · Senate Date Vetoed by Governor

Bona Fide Conservation Use Property; a limitation on leased property; remove

Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Vetoed
Derived from the official record below.

Officially: “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 remove a limitation on leased property as to certain entities; Read the full text

Official title shown verbatim from the official record. Plain-language summary coming as coverage deepens. Not legal advice.
2025-2026 regular session

Where it is

Show all 18 actions
Senate Hopper · Jan 29, 2025
Senate Read and Referred · Jan 30, 2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported · Feb 13, 2025
Senate Read Second Time · Feb 18, 2025
Senate Engrossed · Feb 19, 2025
Senate Third Read · Feb 19, 2025
Senate Passed/Adopted · Feb 19, 2025
House First Readers · Feb 20, 2025
House Second Readers · Feb 21, 2025
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Mar 31, 2025
House Withdrawn, Recommitted · Apr 4, 2025
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Feb 18, 2026
House Third Readers · Feb 26, 2026
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute · Feb 26, 2026
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub · Mar 12, 2026
Senate Sent to Governor · Apr 10, 2026
Senate Date Vetoed by Governor · May 12, 2026
Veto V9 · May 12, 2026

The numbers

7
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

Watson, SamHickman, BillyGoodman, RussAnderson, LeeSummers, CardenEchols, DrewO'Steen, Angie

Recorded votes

AGREE TO HOUSE SUBSTITUTESenate · 2026-03-12 · yea 49, nay 0, notVoting 4, excused 3
PASSAGEHouse · 2026-02-26 · yea 154, nay 3, notVoting 15, excused 8
PASSAGESenate · 2025-02-19 · yea 50, nay 1, notVoting 0, excused 5
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Georgia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Veto V9 (May 12, 2026).