# Georgia HB 129: Ad valorem tax; bona fide conservation use property; remove a limitation on leased property as to certain entities Georgia HB 129, Ad valorem tax; bona fide conservation use property; remove a limitation on leased property as to certain entities, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by James Burchett (Republican), Chas Cannon (Republican), John Corbett (Republican) and 3 others; status signed, last action 2025-05-14 (House Date Signed by Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-11). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB129-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-11 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Georgia HB 129 - State: Georgia - Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session - Title: Ad valorem tax; bona fide conservation use property; remove a limitation on leased property as to certain entities - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-27 - Last action: 2025-05-14, House Date Signed by Governor - Sponsors: James Burchett (Republican), Chas Cannon (Republican), John Corbett (Republican), Robert Dickey (Republican), Jaclyn Ford (Republican), David Huddleston (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Ways & Means, Rules, General Bill - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 4 (389 yes, 53 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Property tax relief for leased conservation land: benefit, high. Beginning with tax years starting January 1, 2026, qualifying leased conservation land gets a lower property tax assessment. The tenant must be a corporation, partnership, or limited liability entity registered with Georgia’s Secretary of State. One qualifying path requires citizen-only ownership,… - Postproduction companies face tax credit limits: mixed, low. Georgia sets a $10 million annual total for postproduction tax credits for tax years beginning in 2026 through 2030. Unused portions of the annual cap carry forward to later years until fully claimed. Companies claiming credits must report their monthly average number of full-time employees subject… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: James Burchett (Republican), House - Sponsor: Chas Cannon (Republican), House - Sponsor: John Corbett (Republican), House - Sponsor: Robert Dickey (Republican), House - Sponsor: Jaclyn Ford (Republican), House - Sponsor: David Huddleston (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Sam Watson (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-02 | Senate | MOTION TO ENGROSS: SB 214, HB 66, HB 79, HB 129, HB 134, HB 141, HB 370, HB 397, HB 445, HB 463, HB 532, HB 586, HB 652 | pass | 31 | 24 | | | 2025-04-02 | Senate | PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE | pass | 44 | 9 | 2 | | 2025-04-02 | House | Agree to Senate Substitute | pass | 149 | 13 | 4 | | 2025-03-04 | House | PASSAGE | pass | 165 | 7 | 6 | ## Actions (19) - 2025-05-14: House Date Signed by Governor (House) - 2025-05-14: Act 251 - 2025-05-14: Effective Date - 2025-04-10: House Sent to Governor (House) - 2025-04-02: Senate Engrossed (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Senate Third Read (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute (Senate) - 2025-04-02: House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub (House) - 2025-03-31: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (Senate) - 2025-03-28: Senate Recommitted (Senate) - 2025-03-27: Senate Read Second Time (Senate) - 2025-03-25: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Senate Read and Referred (Senate) - 2025-03-04: House Third Readers (House) - 2025-03-04: House Passed/Adopted (House) - 2025-02-26: House Committee Favorably Reported (House) - 2025-01-29: House Second Readers (House) - 2025-01-28: House First Readers (House) - 2025-01-27: House Hopper (House) ## Bill text - HB 129/AP* (v5): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/239068) ## Related bills - SB 160: Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckless stunt driving; replace the forfeiture penalty (signed) - SB 384: Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation for certain motor vehicles; provide (signed) - SB 76: License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Service Foundation; establish (signed) - SB 406: "Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact (signed) - HB 1391: Specialty license plates; honor public safety officers; establish (signed) - HB 1344: Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact (signed) ## Sources - [HB 129/AP* (v5) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/239068) ## Related - [SB 160: Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckles…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB160-2025-2026) - [SB 384: Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB384-2025-2026) - [SB 76: License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Servic…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB76-2025-2026) - [SB 406: "Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB406-2025-2026) - [HB 1391: Specialty license plates; honor public safety officers; establish](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1391-2025-2026) - [HB 1344: Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1344-2025-2026) - [Georgia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/georgia/bills) - [Georgia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/georgia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB129-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-11).