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Read. Follow. Verify.Georgia House Bill 919 eliminates reductions in appropriations for the Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund
Last action · January 12, 2026: House Second ReadersSponsors: Jesse Petrea and 1 other
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What This Bill Proposed
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.
The measure ensures steady funding levels for state land conservation and stewardship efforts by removing provisions that previously scaled back appropriations during economic downturns.
Who It Would Have Affected
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Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund
General Assembly of Georgia
Lawmakers are relieved of statutory requirements to reduce trust fund appropriations during revenue downturns.
Key Facts
- The General Assembly is required to appropriate to the Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund 40 percent of all moneys received by the state from the sales and use tax collected by sporting goods stores (North American Industry Classification Code 451110) in the most recently completed fiscal year.
- Trust fund moneys do not lapse to the general fund and must be used to support land protection and conservation while supplementing, not supplanting, department resources.
- The bill eliminates subsections (c) and (d) of Code Section 12-6A-5, which previously mandated 20 percent or 50 percent reductions in trust fund appropriations following declines in sales and use tax collections.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · introduced in the House.
Procedural history
3 actions- Jan 12, 2026HouseHouse Second Readers
- Apr 4, 2025HouseIntroducedHouse First Readers
- Apr 2, 2025HouseIntroducedHouse Hopper
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 50)
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
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