Georgia Tree Canopy / Tree Ordinance — No Statewide Preemption (GA)
Tracked preemption from the Georgia overlay bundle.
Overview
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Effective
2026-04-18
Sunset
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Authority
state
Scope
state:GA
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Trigger predicate
When this evaluates true for a parcel, the law's preempted fields take precedence over base zoning.
never true
Preempted fields
0 fields on the base district schema are rewritten when the trigger fires.
Citation
Authority source
GA General Assembly 2023-2026 sessions — no enacted statewide tree canopy preemption
§ Recent session bills proposing private-property tree preemption have not passed
Research notes
Tracked as explicit non-preemption. Recent sessions have seen industry-backed bills proposing to preempt local tree-protection ordinances on private property (echoing FL/TX-style preemptions), but none have passed in GA as of April 2026. Tree canopy / tree-protection ordinances remain fully a matter of local home rule. Re-verify each session — this is the most likely category to flip in 2027-2028 sessions based on industry advocacy patterns.