2025-2026 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

SB52: "Timberlands Recovery, Exemption, and Earnings Stability (TREES) Act"; enact

Legislative Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to ad valorem taxation of property, so as to authorize certain local governing authorities to provide temporary tax relief from the taxes levied for the harvest or sale of standing timber in certain disaster areas;to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title and legislative findings and intent; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Bill History

1/28/2025
Senate Hopper
Senate
1/29/2025
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
2/11/2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Senate
2/12/2025
Senate Read Second Time
Senate
2/18/2025
Senate Engrossed
Senate
2/18/2025
Senate Third Read
Senate
2/18/2025
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
Senate
2/19/2025
House First Readers
House of Representatives
2/20/2025
House Second Readers
House of Representatives

Roll Call Votes

Motion To Engross: Senate Vote #57
2/18/2025
31
Yea
20
Nay
2
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #58
2/18/2025
53
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED