Georgia House Bill 248 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Passed on May 5 2009 - 100% progression
Action: 2009-06-01 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 8 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to hazardous waste, so as to provide for voluntary and timely investigation and remediation of properties where there have been releases of regulated substances into the environment for the purpose of reducing human and environmental exposure to safe levels; to provide a short title; to provide legislative declarations; to define certain terms; to provide for power and duties of the director of the Environmental Protection Division; to provide criteria for qualifying for a voluntary remediation program; to provide for corrective action; to provide for program standards and policies; to provide for rules and regulations; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Georgia Voluntary Remediation Program Act; enact

Rep. Terry Barnard [R]	Rep. Karla Drenner [D]	Rep. Earl Ehrhart [R]	Rep. Melvin Everson [R]
Rep. Gerald Greene [R]	Rep. Bobby Reese [R]	Sen. Ross Tolleson [R]

2009-03-30 - House - House Vote #374 - Agree Sen Sub (Y: 161 N: 1 NV: 12 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2009-03-26 - Senate - Senate Vote #280 - Passage By Substitute (Y: 48 N: 4 NV: 1 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2009-03-12 - House - House Vote #226 - Pass (Y: 166 N: 1 NV: 11 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-06-01		Effective Date
2009-05-05		Act 144
2009-05-05		House Date Signed by Governor
2009-04-13		House Sent to Governor
2009-03-30		House Agree Senate Amend or Sub
2009-03-26		Senate Passed/Adopted
2009-03-26		Senate Third Read
2009-03-23		Senate Read Second Time
2009-03-20		Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2009-03-12		Senate Read and Referred
2009-03-12		House Passed/Adopted
2009-03-12		House Third Readers
2009-03-05		House Committee Favorably Reported
2009-02-03		House Second Readers
2009-02-02		House First Readers

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/26492
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2009_10/versions/hb248_LC_25_5412_a_2.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2009_10/versions/hb248_LC_14_0075S_hs_4.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2009_10/versions/hb248_LC_14_0075S_hcs_5.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2009_10/versions/hb248_Sen_ctee_sub_LC_35_1434S_7.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2009_10/versions/hb248_Sen_floor_amend_1_8.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2009_10/versions/hb248_SCSFA_to_HB_248_10.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2009_10/versions/hb248_HB_248_AP_11.htm
Roll Call	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2009_10/votes/hv0226.htm
Roll Call	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2009_10/votes/sv0280.htm
Roll Call	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2009_10/votes/hv0374.htm