---
type: "Bill"
title: "Ad valorem tax; qualified timberland property; add a definition"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 13 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to ad valorem taxation of qualified timberland property, so as to add a definition; to limit the determination of fair market value to a weighted market and income approach to valuation; to revise certain requirements for certification of qualified timberland property; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2021_22"
identifier: "HB 282"
citation: "Georgia HB 282 (2021_22)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Matt Hatchett", "Robert Dickey", "Sam Watson", "Steven Meeks", "Terry England"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 19
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-02-03"
last_action: "2021-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5b5dbeb7-c8a8-4e13-a4dd-e929b06a1138"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "1962f8612d28761697bbccc22c345ce73e8c084477114152d0cdfdc54837b449"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---

# Georgia HB 282 (2021_22) — Ad valorem tax; qualified timberland property; add a definition

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 13 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to ad valorem taxation of qualified timberland property, so as to add a definition; to limit the determination of fair market value to a weighted market and income approach to valuation; to revise certain requirements for certification of qualified timberland property; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **HB 282/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/202452.pdf)
2. **LC 43 1829/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/196697.pdf)
3. **LC 43 1880S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/197875.pdf)
4. **LC 43 1880S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/197434.pdf)
5. **Sen ctee sub LC 43 1993S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/200708.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **163–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Matt Hatchett — primary (person)
- Robert Dickey — primary (person)
- Sam Watson — primary (person)
- Steven Meeks — primary (person)
- Terry England — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-02-03** House Hopper
- **2021-02-04** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2021-02-08** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2021-02-11** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-17** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2021-02-17** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2021-02-18** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-18** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-22** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2021-03-29** Senate Engrossed `passage`
- **2021-03-29** Senate Tabled
- **2021-03-29** Senate Taken from Table
- **2021-03-29** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2021-03-29** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2021-03-31** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2021-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-07** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-07** Act 256 `executive-signature`
- **2021-07-01** Effective Date

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5b5dbeb7-c8a8-4e13-a4dd-e929b06a1138`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).