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Environment

Every environment bill, vote, and legislator stance in Georgia, automatically classified by Maddy, our AI policy reader.

Total bills
63
2025-2026 Regular Session
Top supporter
Rick Williams
88% support rate
Top opponent
David Lucas
0% support rate
Ranked legislators
10
5 support · 5 oppose
Key legislators

Who's moving environment in Georgia

Legislators moving environment in Georgia
Legislator Party Stance Support rate Votes
Rick Williams
Rick Williams Senate · District 25
R
Strong +
88% 13
Max Burns
Max Burns Senate · District 23
R
Strong +
88% 13
Billy Hickman
Billy Hickman Senate · District 4
R
Strong +
83% 19
Mike Hodges
Mike Hodges Senate · District 3
R
Strong +
83% 19
Chuck Hufstetler
Chuck Hufstetler Senate · District 52
R
Strong +
83% 21
David Lucas
David Lucas Senate · District 26
D
Strong −
0% 17
Derek Mallow
Derek Mallow Senate · District 2
D
Strong −
14% 14
Sheikh Rahman
Sheikh Rahman Senate · District 5
D
Strong −
15% 22
Sonya Halpern
Sonya Halpern Senate · District 39
D
Strong −
15% 21
Harold Jones
Harold Jones Senate · District 22
D
Strong −
15% 21
Showing 51–60 of 63 bills

All environment bills

passed · Georgia · Senate Feb 21, 2025

SB 45: Bona Fide Conservation Use Property; the maximum acreage to qualify for assessment and taxation; increase

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-5-7.4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to preferential assessment for bona fide conservation use property and bona fide residential transitional property, so as to increase the maximum acreage to qualify for assessment and taxation as a bona fide conservation use property; to provide for related matters; to provide for a contingent effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
passed · Georgia · Senate Mar 31, 2026

SR 56: Bona Fide Conservation Use Property; maximum acreage to qualify for assessment and taxation; increase -CA

A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to increase the maximum acreage to qualify for assessment and taxation as a bona fide conservation use property; to provide for related matters; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.
Sub-Topics Conservation
introduced · Georgia · House Feb 21, 2025

HB 528: Revenue and taxation; require certain high resource use facilities to provide disclosures regarding community impact and energy and water usage

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to revenue and taxation, so as to require certain high resource use facilities to provide disclosures regarding community impact and energy and water usage; to require such disclosures prior to entering into a contract for tax incentives or applying for a governmental permit, approval, or license to construct or operate a high resource use facility; to provide for the required contents of such disclosures; to provide for method and means of submission and publication; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
introduced · Georgia · House Feb 24, 2025

HB 561: Okefenokee Protection Act; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 2 of Chapter 4 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to surface mining, so as to prohibit the director of the Environmental Protection Division of the Natural Resources Department from issuing, modifying, or renewing any permit or accepting any bond to conduct surface mining operations on Trail Ridge for future permit applications and amendments; to provide a definition; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
introduced · Georgia · House Feb 24, 2025

HB 562: Natural Resources, Department of; five-year moratorium on acceptance of applications for new or requests to modify existing permits; provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 2 of Chapter 4 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to surface mining, so as to provide for a five-year moratorium on the acceptance of applications for new permits and the acceptance of requests to modify existing permits by the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources to expand the area of land affected by surface mining operations on Trail Ridge; to provide a definition; to provide exemptions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Sub-Topics Parks & Recreation
in committee · Georgia · Senate Jan 29, 2025

SR 55: Bona Fide Conservation Use Property; maximum acreage to qualify for assessment and taxation; increase -CA

A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to increase the maximum acreage to qualify for assessment and taxation as a bona fide conservation use property; to provide for related matters; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.
Sub-Topics Conservation
in committee · Georgia · Senate Jan 29, 2025

SB 43: Bona Fide Conservation Use Property; the maximum acreage to qualify for assessment and taxation; increase

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-5-7.4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to preferential assessment for bona fide conservation use property and bona fide residential transitional property, so as to increase the maximum acreage to qualify for assessment and taxation as a bona fide conservation use property; to provide for related matters; to provide for a contingent effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
introduced · Georgia · House Feb 27, 2025

HB 611: Forever Chemicals Transparency Act; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to control of water pollution and surface-water use, so as to require publicly owned treatment works to seek information from industrial users relating to the manufacture or use of PFAS; to provide for definitions; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
introduced · Georgia · House Jan 12, 2026

HB 919: Conservation and natural resources; outdoor stewardship; eliminate reductions in appropriations

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 6A of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to outdoor stewardship, so as to eliminate reductions in appropriations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Sub-Topics Conservation
signed · Georgia · House May 14, 2025

HR 32: General Assembly; increase maximum acreage to qualify for assessment and taxation as a bona fide conservation use property - CA

A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to increase the maximum acreage to qualify for assessment and taxation as a bona fide conservation use property; to provide for related matters; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.
Sub-Topics Conservation
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