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type: "Bill"
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title: "'Georgia Farmland Conservation Act'; historic preservation"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 10 of Title 44 of the O.C.G.A., relating to historic preservation, so as to establish the Georgia Farmland Conservation Fund, Georgia Farmland Conservation Fund Program, and Georgia Farmland Advisory Council; to provide matching grants to certain holders or prospective holders of agricultural conservation easements; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative intent; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; 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: "2023_24"
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identifier: "SB 220"
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citation: "Georgia SB 220 (2023_24)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Carden Summers", "Chuck Hufstetler", "Chuck Payne", "Clint Dixon", "David Lucas", "Derek Mallow", "Ed Harbison", "Ed Setzler", "Emanuel Jones", "Freddie Powell Sims", "Gail Davenport", "Greg Dolezal", "Harold Jones II", "Jason Anavitarte", "Jason Esteves", "John Albers", "Josh McLaurin", "Kim Jackson", "Larry Walker, III", "Lee Anderson", "Lee Anderson", "Matt Brass", "Max Burns", "Mike Dugan", "Nikki Merritt", "Randy Robertson", "Russ Goodman", "Sam Watson", "Shawn Still", "Sheikh Rahman", "Shelly Echols", "Sonya Halpern", "Tonya Anderson"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 19
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2023-02-21"
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last_action: "2023-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2a92ce2c-e058-4424-9db8-94ac8b5e9b66"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "88782e0924147c41e0c3ee434f7c3262d2f2c5dc56d13dce9a6083f789f7c73d"
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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 SB 220 (2023_24) — 'Georgia Farmland Conservation Act'; historic preservation
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 10 of Title 44 of the O.C.G.A., relating to historic preservation, so as to establish the Georgia Farmland Conservation Fund, Georgia Farmland Conservation Fund Program, and Georgia Farmland Advisory Council; to provide matching grants to certain holders or prospective holders of agricultural conservation easements; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative intent; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; 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. **As introduced LC 51 0341** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/215431.pdf)
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2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/217209.pdf)
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3. **Committee sub LC 51 0365S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/216263.pdf)
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4. **LC 55 0063S/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/218234.pdf)
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5. **SB 220/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/219887.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Senate Vote #178 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **54–2** (pass) · upper
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- Senate Vote #321 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **50–2** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #289 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **165–0** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #132 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **31–23** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Carden Summers — primary (person)
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- Chuck Hufstetler — primary (person)
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- Chuck Payne — primary (person)
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- Clint Dixon — primary (person)
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- David Lucas — primary (person)
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- Derek Mallow — primary (person)
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- Ed Harbison — primary (person)
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- Ed Setzler — primary (person)
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- Emanuel Jones — primary (person)
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- Freddie Powell Sims — primary (person)
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- Gail Davenport — primary (person)
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- Greg Dolezal — primary (person)
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- Harold Jones II — primary (person)
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- Jason Anavitarte — primary (person)
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- Jason Esteves — primary (person)
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- John Albers — primary (person)
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- Josh McLaurin — primary (person)
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- Kim Jackson — primary (person)
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- Larry Walker, III — primary (person)
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- Lee Anderson — primary (person)
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- Lee Anderson — primary (person)
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- Matt Brass — primary (person)
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- Max Burns — primary (person)
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- Mike Dugan — primary (person)
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- Nikki Merritt — primary (person)
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- Randy Robertson — primary (person)
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- Russ Goodman — primary (person)
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- Sam Watson — primary (person)
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- Shawn Still — primary (person)
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- Sheikh Rahman — primary (person)
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- Shelly Echols — primary (person)
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- Sonya Halpern — primary (person)
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- Tonya Anderson — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-02-21** Senate Hopper `introduction`
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- **2023-02-22** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2023-02-28** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-01** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-06** Senate Engrossed `passage`
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- **2023-03-06** Senate Tabled
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- **2023-03-06** Senate Taken from Table
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- **2023-03-06** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2023-03-06** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2023-03-07** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2023-03-08** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-16** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-23** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2023-03-23** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2023-03-27** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
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- **2023-04-05** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-04-18** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2023-04-18** Act 13 `executive-signature`
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- **2023-07-01** 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/2a92ce2c-e058-4424-9db8-94ac8b5e9b66`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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