Georgia House Bill 685 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Passed on May 3 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-07-01 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to animals, so as to extensively revise provisions relating to dogs and especially provisions relating to dangerous and vicious dogs; to define and redefine terms; to provide for liability for injuries and damage caused by dogs; to amend Chapter 2 of Title 51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to imputable negligence, so as to provide for a conforming amendment; to state legislative intent; to provide for other related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Dogs; dangerous and vicious; extensively revise provisions

Rep. Alex Atwood [R]	Sen. Ellis Black [R]	Sen. Bill Hamrick [R]	Rep. Eugene Maddox [R]
Rep. James Shaw [R]	Rep. Darlene Taylor [R]	Rep. Al Williams [D]

2012-03-29 - House - House Vote #848 - Agree Sen Sub (Y: 157 N: 0 NV: 18 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2012-03-26 - Senate - Senate Vote #690 - Passage By Substitute (Y: 50 N: 1 NV: 2 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2012-03-07 - House - House Vote #669 - Passage (Y: 170 N: 0 NV: 5 Abs: 5) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-07-01		Effective Date
2012-05-03		Act 765
2012-05-03		House Date Signed by Governor
2012-04-05		House Sent to Governor
2012-03-29		House Agree Senate Amend or Sub
2012-03-26		Senate Passed/Adopted
2012-03-26		Senate Third Read
2012-03-22		Senate Read Second Time
2012-03-22		Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2012-03-07		Senate Read and Referred
2012-03-07		House Passed/Adopted
2012-03-07		House Third Readers
2012-03-07		House Withdrawn, Recommitted
2012-03-05		House Committee Favorably Reported
2012-01-11		House Second Readers
2012-01-10		House First Readers
2011-12-22		House Prefiled

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/35006
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/versions/hb685_LC_40_0012_a_3.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/versions/hb685_LC_29_5224S_hs_5.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/versions/hb685_HB_685_CSFA_6.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/versions/hb685_Sen_ctee_sub_LC_29_5275ERS_8.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/versions/hb685_Sen_floor_amend_1_9.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/versions/hb685_SCSFA_to_HB685_10.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/versions/hb685_HB_685_APP_11.htm
Roll Call	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/votes/hv0669.htm
Roll Call	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/votes/sv0690.htm
Roll Call	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/votes/hv0848.htm