Georgia House Bill 244

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Passed on April 25 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-25 - Effective Date 2024-04-25
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 27 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions relative to game and fish, so as to extend the date by which rules and regulations prescribed by the Board of Natural Resources must be in effect for purposes of establishing criminal violations of said rules and regulations; to amend Part 1 of Article 4 of Chapter 4 of Title 27 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions relative to seafood, so as to require certain reporting of non-activity by seafood dealers; to amend Part 4 of Article 4 of Chapter 4 of Title 27 of the O.C.G.A., relating to shellfish, so as to provide for a definition; to authorize discretionary penalties for certain enforcement actions by the Department of Natural Resources; to provide for effective dates; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Board of Natural Resources; effective date for certain rules and regulations; extend

Rep. Jesse Petrea [R]	Rep. Trey Rhodes [R]	Rep. Buddy DeLoach [R]	Rep. Steven Sainz [R]
Rep. Rick Townsend [R]	Rep. Ron Stephens [R]	Sen. Ben Watson [R]

2024-03-21 - House - Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #740 (Y: 156 N: 1 NV: 8 Abs: 14) [PASS]
2024-03-14 - Senate - Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #662 (Y: 51 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2023-03-02 - House - Passage: House Vote #144 (Y: 170 N: 0 NV: 5 Abs: 3) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-04-25		Effective Date 2024-04-25
2024-04-25		Act 493
2024-04-25	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2024-04-01	House	House Sent to Governor
2024-03-21	House	House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
2024-03-14	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2024-03-14	Senate	Senate Third Read
2024-02-15	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2024-01-08	Senate	Senate Recommitted
2024-01-08	Senate	Senate Taken from Table
2023-03-27	Senate	Senate Tabled
2023-03-20	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2023-03-16	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2023-03-06	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2023-03-02	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2023-03-02	House	House Third Readers
2023-03-01	House	House Postponed
2023-02-23	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2023-02-08	House	House Second Readers
2023-02-07	House	House First Readers
2023-02-06	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64027
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/213765
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/215754
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/216792
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/218073
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/224102
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/228434
Amendment	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/220350
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64027#21146
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64027#24272
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64027#24350