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Georgia · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 547: Revenue and taxation; bona fide conservation use property; permit combination of multiple covenants into a single, new, ten-year covenant

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 547 is a bill introduced in the Georgia House on February 20, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Revenue and taxation; bona fide conservation use property; permit combination of multiple covenants into a single, new, ten-year covenant. Primary sponsor: Chas Cannon (Republican), Robert Dickey (Republican), John Corbett (Republican), Steven Meeks (Republican), David Huddleston (Republican), Joe Campbell (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 25, 2026): Senate Read Second Time.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

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 permit the combination of multiple covenants of a single owner into a single, new, ten-year covenant; to provide for exceptions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Chas CannonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse172
Robert DickeyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse134
John CorbettPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse174
Steven MeeksPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse178
David HuddlestonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse72
Joe CampbellPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse171

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Senate Read Second Time
  2. Senate Committee Favorably Reported
  3. Senate Read and Referred
  4. House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
  5. House Third Readers
  6. House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  7. House Second Readers
  8. House First Readers
  9. House Hopper

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source