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type: "Bill"
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title: "Ad valorem tax; land subject to a forest land conservation use covenant; provide taxation"
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description: "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 provide for taxation of land subject to a forest land conservation use covenant; to provide for a performance review board to be appointed by the revenue commissioner; to change certain criteria relating to current use of conservation use property; to provide for penalties for violations; to provide for valuation of property while an appeal of the assessment is in process; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
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legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
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session: "2013_14"
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identifier: "HB 197"
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citation: "Georgia HB 197 (2013_14)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Allen Peake", "Ellis Black", "Jay Powell", "Jon Burns", "Robert Dickey", "Terry England"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 17
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2013-02-04"
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last_action: "2013-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dba53b3f-1a90-4f15-8170-ed35899ea5e1"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "c7e3a1396f832a5fcbe3bccb4c9c9eb66a568556088fd96c3bb9b656f46f5f0f"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
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---
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# Georgia HB 197 (2013_14) — Ad valorem tax; land subject to a forest land conservation use covenant; provide taxation
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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 provide for taxation of land subject to a forest land conservation use covenant; to provide for a performance review board to be appointed by the revenue commissioner; to change certain criteria relating to current use of conservation use property; to provide for penalties for violations; to provide for valuation of property while an appeal of the assessment is in process; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **HB 197/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/136275.pdf)
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2. **LC 34 3585/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/129675.pdf)
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3. **LC 34 3796S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/133909.pdf)
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4. **LC 34 3796S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/132934.pdf)
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5. **Sen ctee sub LC 34 3869S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/135326.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **163–5** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Allen Peake — primary (person)
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- Ellis Black — primary (person)
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- Jay Powell — primary (person)
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- Jon Burns — primary (person)
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- Robert Dickey — primary (person)
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- Terry England — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2013-02-04** House Hopper
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- **2013-02-05** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2013-02-06** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2013-02-28** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2013-03-07** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2013-03-07** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2013-03-11** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2013-03-20** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2013-03-21** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2013-03-22** Senate Engrossed `passage`
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- **2013-03-22** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2013-03-22** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2013-03-26** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
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- **2013-04-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2013-05-06** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2013-05-06** Act 204 `executive-signature`
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- **2013-07-01** Effective Date
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dba53b3f-1a90-4f15-8170-ed35899ea5e1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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