Georgia House Bill 897 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Passed on July 22 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-07-22 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 12-6-24 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to notice of timber harvesting operations, so as to require the State Forestry Commission to create a standing timber notification website; to provide for promulgation of rules and regulations; to change surety bond and letter of credit requirements; to provide for claims against bonds; to provide for appeals of such claims; to provide for replacement bonds; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

State Forestry Commission; create a standing timber notification website; require

Rep. James Burchett [R]	Rep. Jon Burns [R]	Rep. Tom McCall [R]	Rep. John Corbett [R]
Rep. Trey Rhodes [R]	Sen. Sam Watson [R]	Sen. Tyler Harper [R]

2020-06-25 - House - House Vote #737 (Y: 161 N: 1 NV: 2 Abs: 16) [PASS]
2020-06-22 - Senate - Senate Vote #676 (Y: 48 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2020-03-04 - House - House Vote #527 (Y: 166 N: 2 NV: 5 Abs: 7) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-07-22		Effective Date
2020-07-22		Act 481
2020-07-22	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2020-06-30	House	House Sent to Governor
2020-06-25	House	House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
2020-06-22	Senate	Senate Transmitted House
2020-06-22	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2020-06-22	Senate	Senate Third Read
2020-06-19	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2020-06-18	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2020-03-05	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2020-03-04	House	House Passed/Adopted
2020-03-04	House	House Third Readers
2020-02-26	House	House Committee Favorably Reported
2020-02-19	House	House Second Readers
2020-02-18	House	House First Readers
2020-02-05	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/57240
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/189501
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/193767
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/195226
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/57240#17509
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/57240#17822
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/57240#17950