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Subcommittee hears proposal to raise acreage cap for farmland program from 2,000 to 4,000 acres
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Summary
A leader presented HR 32 (constitutional amendment) and HB 90 to raise the acreage cap used in a farmland valuation program from 2,000 to 4,000 acres; HR 32 would amend the constitution and HB 90 would align statute if the amendment passes. The items were introduced at a first hearing with no committee vote.
Leader Jordan Litter presented a constitutional amendment (HR 32) and companion statute (HB 90) that would raise an acreage cap used in the state farmland valuation program from 2,000 to 4,000 acres. Litter described the change as intended to help family farms remain intact when property shifts among family members through probate and generational transfers.
The presenter said HR 32 would strike "2,000" and insert "4,000" in the constitutional language, and HB 90 would make the corresponding change in statute. He described the change as a measured approach to preserve family farms, citing the importance of agribusiness to Georgia’s economy.
Committee members had no substantive questions at the first hearing. The presenter acknowledged the constitutional nature of HR 32 and said the statutory bill would be considered consistent with the amendment language. Both items were placed for a future follow-up hearing; no committee vote was taken today.
