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Senators said the change comes from recommendations by the Farmland Preservation Study Committee and is intended as an enabling measure to help family farms and working agricultural properties adapt to larger operational sizes without losing conservation-use tax treatment. The bill sponsor described family farms as having grown over time and said the adjustment matches that reality.

The Senate also considered House Resolution 32, the companion constitutional amendment required to permit the acreage increase under the state constitution. The floor record shows the resolution was reported favorably by the Finance Committee and advanced for adoption; the transcript flags a fiscal note attached to the resolution. The resolution moves the question of a constitutional amendment to the next procedural step (submission for ratification by voters), and the floor discussion identified it as the companion path to the enabling statute.

During questioning, a senator raised concerns about syndicated conservation easements and whether broader acreage limits could be used in tax-shelter schemes; the bill sponsor said the measure is a state tax-assessment tool and did not identify any new federal tax incentives or syndication changes. The sponsor told the Senate the 2,000-acre threshold dated from earlier decades and that family farms have outgrown that limit.

Votes recorded on the floor: HB 90 passed the Senate, yeas 47, nays 3. The transcript records committee reporting and favorable action on House Resolution 32; the floor record shows adoption/approval of the resolution but does not include a clear roll-call tally in the transcript for the final adoption separate from the committee report.

The bill and resolution were described on the floor as tools to preserve farmland and to align state tax rules with contemporary farm sizes; the Senate moved both measures forward for further processing.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Georgia State Senate Legislative Day 32 | 2025 Legislative Session | 03/18/2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Georgia Senate on Tuesday approved legislation to increase the maximum acreage for preferential conservation-use tax assessments from 2,000 acres to 4,000 acres and advanced the companion constitutional amendment resolution.","taxTitle","2025 Legislature Georgia , Georgia","taxId",77688,"location","Georgia","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6125775,"After hours of debate, Georgia Senate adopts resolution commending President Trump; 31-18",49,1653000,1702000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2675768-f738f6dbd9644ce069bf8bd2c2aa14af&start=1653&end=1702","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2675768-f738f6dbd9644ce069bf8bd2c2aa14af/thumbnail_1653000.jpg","/articles/6125775/Georgia/After-hours-of-debate-Georgia-Senate-adopts-resolution-commending-President-Trump-31-18","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6125775-84c3fdaaed1dc5fa88130be9a051e67f/orig.mp4?Expires=1772488000&Signature=fiT-XSEj8Av2Mmagi6iLa8VbNZlWKZAp-orW1jDTTKPSyNGTG1HO86Ki-VeFIEmwkOfFQm3NnidK6an4wEG1M0kpz6mmGOKxC1RM0HKUwtWoJSZ6nMM~AkiuWxYc9yykoXRiQEVOd7etokhdn7yMfY0sulqWx9nQ4OrSwapYeKJCgsh8FRlm-Kpxl-0HY7rWblYSiZ7X0ccOBksD9dj7lYUb99iwsJpzlPYVS20dyAfHrIeFuf~6eW1SjFdBKkM31iXfOYFsOcVDvkV0UC3piwkRgPALnEZGXMNuIhLRO24h28QhK206lPkg3rxuv9qbfu-6bv42513wEvHggaqAow__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Georgia State Senate on Tuesday adopted Senate Resolution 2-46, a resolution commending President Donald J. Trump and his administration. The measure drew extended floor debate from senators on both sides of the aisle before final passage by a vote of 31-18.

Supporters described the resolution as recognition of policy priorities they said had tangible effects \b including border measures, increased recruitment in the military, actions on energy and federal appointments \b and praised the president's leadership. \"We need an America First policy that will move this country back in the right direction,\" the senator who brought the resolution told the Senate during floor remarks.

Opponents criticized the resolution on multiple grounds: concerns about proposed federal workforce reductions at agencies that serve Georgians, cuts to public-health and research staff based in Atlanta, and the administration's approach to the press and independent agencies. Several senators warned that proposals to reduce the federal workforce by tens of thousands could have material consequences for veterans, public-health functions and other services. A frequent floor admonition from one senator was, \"If you're scared, say you're scared,\" a phrase echoed during debate as critics urged colleagues to resist political pressure.

During consideration, floor amendments sought to add protective language for seniors' benefits (one amendment that struck a specific reference to \"devastating Doge commission cuts\" was adopted 29-16), to require explicit protection of 80,000 Department of Veterans Affairs staff from proposed terminations (failed), and to insert language about supporters exploring a legal route for a third term (failed). Three of the proposed amendments failed after roll-call votes; one amendment (1A) was adopted on the floor by a recorded vote.

The floor exchange was wide-ranging, with multiple senators delivering extended remarks that tied the resolution to federal policy debates, veterans' employment and program funding, public-health funding in Atlanta, and questions about the administration's relationship with private-sector figures cited in debate. The final recorded vote on the resolution was yeas 31, nays 18. The Senate then adjourned under a motion from leadership.","The Georgia Senate adopted Senate Resolution 2-46 commending President Donald J. Trump after hours of floor debate; the final vote was 31 in favor and 18 opposed.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6125785,"Senate approves governor-backed hurricane relief bill with timber tax credit and sales-tax relief for farm rebuilding",346,1425000,1771000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2675768-f738f6dbd9644ce069bf8bd2c2aa14af&start=1425&end=1771","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2675768-f738f6dbd9644ce069bf8bd2c2aa14af/thumbnail_1425000.jpg","/articles/6125785/Georgia/Senate-approves-governor-backed-hurricane-relief-bill-with-timber-tax-credit-and-sales-tax-relief-for-farm-rebuilding","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6125785-0628e0efbeb3c34d5862e81607c502d9/orig.mp4?Expires=1772488000&Signature=YVDXgXt3tcjAaWblWrWCXSF7~vH3EeyDDaSl61rDcIbY8HV43ssoIT9UGULmlUQKAIg85MONrhVLbfWAfe1rZRQZquJWnm0r~xWxVyY1C3cGBFRkaMMPMqDAsOvCCuOsn4ibMPo~7fAQlpqKM1CnELkgYlm2mjDT2ElCzm3uV-Cbl4c2zUkxS-uEMJw42gM6ofvRuTNgdDegHQByJ5mAkIVLwDfi-EdJ4NGLwUXTepk44G2nAF2ftj3KidsVrw9UeAbeu~NdLW7bAKNyxxjVaPsqP4gghGBzEXwOV6TD5sDzAOTq4kSAQrPmVJ-YT52l9f2JNTUMVN0g93es84cssw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Georgia Senate on Tuesday passed House Bill 223, a multi-part hurricane relief package the chamber described as the governor's disaster-relief bill. The measure passed the Senate by substitute and cleared the floor by a 50-1 vote.

The sponsor told the Senate the bill contains four main components: (1) suspension of the timber severance tax and a grant program for FEMA-declared disaster counties (the \"Trees Act\" language carried over from earlier legislation), (2) an income-tax exemption for certain USDA disaster and crop-loss payments, (3) a temporary reforestation tax credit for landowners whose timber was devastated by Hurricane Helene, and (4) a temporary sales-tax exemption under the Georgia Agricultural Tax Exemption (GATE) program for materials used to repair or rebuild damaged agricultural structures, including poultry houses.

During floor remarks the senator presenting the bill provided implementation details and caps: a $200 million aggregate cap for the reforestation tax-credit program and a per-acre cap of $550; the sponsor said the package brings total state hurricane relief to about $1.2 billion and noted that farmers lost roughly 500 poultry houses in the storm and that about 37% of the state's timberland sustained damage. The senator also described the credit's transferability rules and the Department of Revenue and Georgia Forestry Commission's expected roles in administering the program.

Supporters framed the bill as targeted relief for farmers, foresters, and rural communities hit by Hurricane Helene. Debate on the floor was supportive and limited; no floor amendments were adopted during the Senate's consideration. The Senate approved the committee substitute and then passed the bill on third reading with a 50-1 recorded vote.

Vote: House Bill 223 (as substituted) passed the Senate, yeas 50, nays 1.","The Georgia Senate passed House Bill 223, a substitute hurricane relief package that includes a timber reforestation tax credit, an income-tax exemption for certain USDA disaster payments, suspension of severance tax in affected counties and sales-tax relief for rebuilding agricultural structures. The Senate passed the bill 50-1.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6125790,"Senate approves bill allowing maternal mortality review committee access to psychiatric records",559,836000,1395000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2675768-f738f6dbd9644ce069bf8bd2c2aa14af&start=836&end=1395","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2675768-f738f6dbd9644ce069bf8bd2c2aa14af/thumbnail_836000.jpg","/articles/6125790/Georgia/Senate-approves-bill-allowing-maternal-mortality-review-committee-access-to-psychiatric-records","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6125790-aeba89edb0cb5bfe158d06d7cbdbd9cc/orig.mp4?Expires=1772488000&Signature=cT3w5WjiZiJxc41aJYbZwcwbuWmmGvmbzEX8AmLDM9wLeDJmsxqYXO2Qt5I6bOWdPsPwagcaf1FDxaf55XazHCVwzRagaVVX-TdxIHLmhrW-ZP20odQe~hPlrlKx33hHMJ84STSoBTI1s8ZyFa9ZA~qOzglraQSGy3-Fgj1uelOu7R4PN1PhVzNveb6sPATC0da~exwjrRuSnE0e57EhD9FHD-PLq4XZj4lhzLJIJYn977O6SanpmQ5aVWGbdtwfrqjkrJqMk1nQYVUP1SQUgY3GeH3FBr6gGIodvL6p-rWvhyc-WaNkrJkOZeouWa4nv9RiFeFdHE0bJ3MKj67WvQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Georgia State Senate on Tuesday approved House Bill 89, a measure that expands the Maternal Mortality Review Committee's access to clinical records, including psychiatric records, as it reviews pregnancy-related deaths.

Supporters said the change responds to findings that mental-health causes\bincluding suicide and overdose\bare leading contributors to pregnancy-related deaths. \"In 2022 it was found that the number one cause of maternal mortality was mental health and that included suicide and overdose,\" the senator who presented the bill told the chamber during debate.

The bill contains several parts: it authorizes the Maternal Mortality Review Committee (MMRC) to obtain psychiatric and other clinical records for review; it revises which office receives referrals for maternal deaths so medical examiners, rather than regional perinatal centers, handle inquiries and autopsies; and it establishes a formal process for creating and periodically reviewing the state's regional perinatal center (RPC) designations. Senate debate noted there are currently six designated RPCs across Georgia.

Supporters argued the changes will help the MMRC identify system gaps and recommend policy or practice changes to reduce pregnancy-related deaths. Opponents did not press further amendments during the floor consideration. The Senate voted 50 in favor and 1 opposed; the committee report and the finance/health committee sponsorship were recorded on the floor. The transcript shows the bill was reported favorably out of the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services and carried to the floor for third reading and passage.

The bill text read aloud to the Senate included references to the Official Code of Georgia Annotated and to procedural revisions for medical-examiner inquiries. Specific next steps for enrollment or transmission to the governor were not stated in the floor transcript.

Vote: House Bill 89 passed the Senate, yeas 50, nays 1.

The change targets the state's efforts to understand and prevent pregnancy-related deaths by broadening the records available to the review committee and standardizing the referral path for maternal death investigations.","The Georgia Senate passed House Bill 89 to give the state Maternal Mortality Review Committee access to certain psychiatric and clinical records and to change how maternal deaths are routed for review. The measure passed the Senate 50-1.","actionData","errors"]

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