# Georgia SR 56: Bona Fide Conservation Use Property; maximum acreage to qualify for assessment and taxation; increase -CA

Georgia SR 56, Bona Fide Conservation Use Property; maximum acreage to qualify for assessment and taxation; increase -CA, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Lee Anderson (Republican), Russ Goodman (Republican), Billy Hickman (Republican) and 2 others; status failed, last action 2026-03-31 (House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia SR 56
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Bona Fide Conservation Use Property; maximum acreage to qualify for assessment and taxation; increase -CA
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-28
- Last action: 2026-03-31, House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
- Sponsors: Lee Anderson (Republican), Russ Goodman (Republican), Billy Hickman (Republican), John F. Kennedy (Republican), Sam Watson (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Ways & Means, Finance, CA
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (82 yes, 22 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Lee Anderson (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Russ Goodman (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Billy Hickman (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: John F. Kennedy (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Sam Watson (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Shaw Blackmon (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-19 | Senate | MOTION TO ENGROSS: SB 45, SB 59, SB 89, AND SR 56 | pass | 31 | 21 | 1 |
| 2025-02-19 | Senate | ADOPTION OF CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT | pass | 51 | 1 |   |

## Actions (10)

- 2026-03-31: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (House)
- 2025-02-21: House Second Readers (House)
- 2025-02-20: House First Readers (House)
- 2025-02-19: Senate Engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Senate Third Read (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Senate Read Second Time (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2025-01-28: Senate Hopper (Senate)

## Bill text

- LC 33 9919S/hss (v5): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/248188)

## 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
- [LC 33 9919S/hss (v5) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/248188)

## 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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SR56-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).