Georgia Senate Bill 121

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 27-12)
Status: Passed on May 1 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-05-01 - Effective Date 2023-07-01
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 60 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions applicable to counties and municipal corporations, so as to prohibit local governments from denying the drilling, servicing, or repair of new or existing water wells on single-family residential and farm properties; to prohibit local governments from precluding or denying the installation of new water wells on single-family residential and farm properties situated on one acre of property or more; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Counties and Municipal Corporations; local governments from denying the drilling, servicing, or repair of new or existing water wells on single-family residential and farm properties; prohibit

Sen. Lee Anderson [R]	Sen. Frank Ginn [R]	Sen. Steve Gooch [R]	Sen. John Kennedy [R]
Sen. Randy Robertson [R]	Sen. Max Burns [R]	Sen. Carden Summers [R]	Sen. Ricky Williams [R]
Sen. John Albers [R]	Sen. Kay Kirkpatrick [R]	Sen. Russ Goodman [R]	Sen. Shawn Still [R]
Sen. Chuck Hufstetler [R]	Sen. Colton Moore [R]	Sen. Bo Hatchett [R]	Sen. Clint Dixon [R]
Sen. Michael Dugan [R]	Sen. Ed Harbison [D]	Sen. Brandon Beach [R]	Sen. Michael Rhett [D]
Sen. Donzella James [D]	Sen. Sally Harrell [D]	Sen. Mike Hodges [R]	Sen. Greg Dolezal [R]
Sen. Sheikh Rahman [D]	Sen. Freddie Sims [D]	Sen. Sam Watson [R]	Sen. David Lucas [D]
Sen. Shelly Echols [R]	Sen. Ed Setzler [R]	Sen. Gloria Butler [D]	Sen. Larry Walker [R]
Sen. Emanuel Jones [D]	Sen. Bill Cowsert [R]	Sen. Gail Davenport [D]	Sen. Marty Harbin [R]
Sen. Valencia Seay [D]	Sen. Harold Jones [D]	Rep. Beth Camp [R]

2023-03-29 - Senate - Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #350 (Y: 52 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2023-03-27 - House - Passage: House Vote #327 (Y: 171 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2023-02-23 - Senate - Passage: Senate Vote #78 (Y: 53 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-01		Effective Date 2023-07-01
2023-05-01		Act 84
2023-05-01	Senate	Senate Date Signed by Governor
2023-04-05	Senate	Senate Sent to Governor
2023-03-29	Senate	Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
2023-03-27	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2023-03-27	House	House Third Readers
2023-03-16	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2023-02-28	House	House Second Readers
2023-02-27	House	House First Readers
2023-02-23	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted
2023-02-23	Senate	Senate Third Read
2023-02-21	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2023-02-16	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2023-02-09	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2023-02-08	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64193
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/214112
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/215945
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/218175
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/220220
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64193#21062
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64193#21524
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64193#21641