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type: "Bill"
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title: "Agriculture; acquisition of possessory interest in certain land by certain foreign persons and entities; prohibit"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to agriculture, so as to prohibit the acquisition of possessory interest in certain land by certain foreign persons and entities; to provide for definitions; to provide for exceptions; to provide for civil actions; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for disclosures; to provide for penalties; 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: "2023_24"
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identifier: "SB 420"
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citation: "Georgia SB 420 (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: ["Ben Watson", "Bill Cowsert", "Billy Hickman", "Blake Tillery", "Bo Hatchett", "Brandon Beach", "Brian Strickland", "Carden Summers", "Chuck Hufstetler", "Chuck Payne", "Clint Dixon", "Ed Harbison", "Ed Setzler", "Frank Ginn", "Freddie Powell Sims", "Greg Dolezal", "Jason Anavitarte", "John Albers", "John F. Kennedy", "Kay Kirkpatrick", "Larry Walker, III", "Lee Anderson", "Marty Harbin", "Matt Brass", "Max Burns", "Mike Hodges", "Randy Robertson", "Rick Williams", "Russ Goodman", "Sam Watson", "Shawn Still", "Shelly Echols", "Steve Gooch", "Tonya Anderson"]
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version_count: 7
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action_count: 18
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2024-01-29"
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last_action: "2024-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c9109ea8-703e-4c88-9a3d-3b10157094e4"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "22f35df25aee2524c07aea161ed3d0f95a2d802ad0184294b6ee5a69d9bccb13"
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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 420 (2023_24) — Agriculture; acquisition of possessory interest in certain land by certain foreign persons and entities; prohibit
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to agriculture, so as to prohibit the acquisition of possessory interest in certain land by certain foreign persons and entities; to provide for definitions; to provide for exceptions; to provide for civil actions; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for disclosures; to provide for penalties; 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. **As Introduced LC 44 2599** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/222239.pdf)
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2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/226178.pdf)
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3. **Committee Sub LC 55 0253S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/225441.pdf)
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4. **Floor Amend 1 AM 55 0032** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/226173.pdf)
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5. **LC 48 1313S/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/227878.pdf)
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6. **LC 55 0320S/hrcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/228196.pdf)
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7. **SB 420/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/229112.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Senate Vote #604 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **41–11** (pass) · upper
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- Senate Vote #790 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **41–11** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #735 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **97–67** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Ben Watson — primary (person)
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- Bill Cowsert — primary (person)
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- Billy Hickman — primary (person)
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- Blake Tillery — primary (person)
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- Bo Hatchett — primary (person)
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- Brandon Beach — primary (person)
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- Brian Strickland — primary (person)
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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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- Ed Harbison — primary (person)
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- Ed Setzler — primary (person)
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- Frank Ginn — primary (person)
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- Freddie Powell Sims — primary (person)
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- Greg Dolezal — primary (person)
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- Jason Anavitarte — primary (person)
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- John Albers — primary (person)
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- John F. Kennedy — primary (person)
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- Kay Kirkpatrick — primary (person)
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- Larry Walker, III — primary (person)
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- Lee Anderson — primary (person)
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- Marty Harbin — primary (person)
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- Matt Brass — primary (person)
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- Max Burns — primary (person)
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- Mike Hodges — primary (person)
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- Randy Robertson — primary (person)
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- Rick Williams — 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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- Shelly Echols — primary (person)
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- Steve Gooch — 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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- **2024-01-29** Senate Hopper `introduction`
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- **2024-01-30** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-26** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-02-27** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2024-02-29** Senate Tabled
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- **2024-02-29** Senate Taken from Table
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- **2024-02-29** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2024-02-29** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2024-03-04** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2024-03-05** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2024-03-20** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-03-21** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2024-03-21** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2024-03-26** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
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- **2024-04-02** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-04-30** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2024-04-30** Act 496 `executive-signature`
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- **2024-07-01** 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/c9109ea8-703e-4c88-9a3d-3b10157094e4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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