Georgia House Bill 842 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Introduced on April 1 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-03-11 - House Committee Favorably Reported
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to agriculture, so as to preempt certain local ordinances relating to production of agricultural or farm products; to protect the right to grow food crops and raise small animals on private property so long as such crops and animals are used for human consumption by the occupants, gardeners, or raisers and their households and not for commercial purposes; to define a term; to provide for effect on certain private agreements and causes of action; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Agriculture; preempt certain local ordinances; protect right to grow food crops; provisions

Rep. Tyrone Brooks [D]

Rep. Robert Franklin [R]

Rep. Tom McCall [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-03-11		House Committee Favorably Reported
2009-04-03		House Second Readers
2009-04-01		House First Readers

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/28607
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2009_10/versions/hb842_LC_21_0485_a_2.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2009_10/versions/hb842_LC_21_0709S_hs_4.htm