Georgia Senate Bill 306

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: Passed on May 6 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-05-06 - Effective Date 2026-05-06
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

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 require notices of impending expiration to be sent via certified mail; to provide for the reinstatement of certain covenants and preferential assessments in certain limited circumstances; to provide for appeals and refunds; to prohibit additional fees or interest; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Bona Fide Conservation Use Property; impending expiration to be sent via certified mail; require notices

Sen. Randy Robertson [R]

Rep. Charles Cannon [R]

2026-04-02 - Senate - Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #963 (Y: 52 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-03-25 - House - Passage: House Vote #758 (Y: 158 N: 9 NV: 3 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2026-03-04 - Senate - Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #636 (Y: 49 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-03-04 - Senate - Motion To Engross: Sb 306, Sb 465, Sb 498, Sr 668: Senate Vote #615 (Y: 31 N: 22 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-05-06		Effective Date 2026-05-06
2026-05-06		Act 431
2026-05-06	Senate	Senate Date Signed by Governor
2026-04-10	Senate	Senate Sent to Governor
2026-04-02	Senate	Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
2026-03-25	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2026-03-25	House	House Third Readers
2026-03-20	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2026-03-09	House	House Second Readers
2026-03-06	House	House First Readers
2026-03-04	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2026-03-04	Senate	Senate Third Read
2026-03-04	Senate	Senate Engrossed
2026-03-03	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2026-02-26	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2025-02-28	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2025-02-27	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71006
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/234513
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/244283
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/245096
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/246802
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/247342
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/249172
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71006#26039
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71006#26060
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71006#26331
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71006#26619