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type: "Bill"
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title: "Torts; certain persons, firms, or corporations who are buyers of land for conversion of timber shall be exempt from certain liabilities; provide"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 12 of Title 51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to damages for conversion of timber, so as to provide that certain persons, firms, or corporations who are buyers of land for conversion of timber shall be exempt from certain liabilities; to limit damages for certain causes of action brought for conversion of timber; 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: "2021_22"
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identifier: "HB 90"
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citation: "Georgia HB 90 (2021_22)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Bruce Williamson", "Greg Morris", "Jon Burns", "Matt Hatchett", "Robert Dickey", "Sam Watson"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 15
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2021-01-14"
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last_action: "2021-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/411792de-fabe-4b6b-a867-5cce34c725f3"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "90a0b33c3ecf6d8c09ccd5ce74dd6cadb9cea2d6aa69640ee50775f3c4dcaa00"
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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 90 (2021_22) — Torts; certain persons, firms, or corporations who are buyers of land for conversion of timber shall be exempt from certain liabilities; provide
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 12 of Title 51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to damages for conversion of timber, so as to provide that certain persons, firms, or corporations who are buyers of land for conversion of timber shall be exempt from certain liabilities; to limit damages for certain causes of action brought for conversion of timber; 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 90/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/200163.pdf)
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2. **LC 41 2713/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/195790.pdf)
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3. **LC 41 2887S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/197859.pdf)
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4. **LC 41 2887S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/197425.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **165–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Bruce Williamson — primary (person)
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- Greg Morris — primary (person)
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- Jon Burns — primary (person)
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- Matt Hatchett — primary (person)
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- Robert Dickey — primary (person)
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- Sam Watson — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-01-14** House Hopper
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- **2021-01-26** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2021-01-27** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2021-02-11** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-02-17** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2021-02-17** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2021-02-18** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2021-02-26** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-03-01** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2021-03-09** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2021-03-09** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2021-04-05** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-05-07** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2021-05-07** Act 255 `executive-signature`
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- **2021-07-01** 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/411792de-fabe-4b6b-a867-5cce34c725f3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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