Georgia Senate Bill 191 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Passed on April 26 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-07-01 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 9 of Title 25 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to blasting or excavating near utility facilities, so as to prohibit local governing authorities from adopting or enforcing ordinances which mandate marking requirements or standards which are different from those contained in state law or the rules and regulations of certain departments of this state; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Blasting and Excavating Near Utility Facilities; prohibit local governing authorities from adopting ordinances

Sen. Lindsey Tippins [R]	Sen. Rick Jeffares [R]	Sen. Steve Gooch [R]	Sen. Joshua McKoon [R]
Sen. Curt Thompson [D]	Sen. Bruce Thompson [R]	Rep. Don Parsons [R]

2016-03-24 - Senate - Senate Vote #784 (Y: 41 N: 7 NV: 6 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2016-03-10 - House - House Vote #724 (Y: 140 N: 9 NV: 20 Abs: 10) [PASS]
2015-03-13 - Senate - Senate Vote #144 (Y: 23 N: 23 NV: 4 Abs: 6) [FAIL]
2015-03-13 - Senate - Senate Vote #145 (Y: 28 N: 22 NV: 2 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2015-03-13 - Senate - Senate Vote #146 (Y: 26 N: 26 NV: 1 Abs: 3) [FAIL]
2015-03-13 - Senate - Senate Vote #147 (Y: 33 N: 18 NV: 2 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2015-03-13 - Senate - Senate Vote #148 (Y: 34 N: 18 NV: 2 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-07-01		Effective Date
2016-04-26		Act 367
2016-04-26	Senate	Senate Date Signed by Governor
2016-03-30	Senate	Senate Sent to Governor
2016-03-24	Senate	Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
2016-03-10	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2016-03-10	House	House Third Readers
2016-03-10	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2015-04-02	House	House Withdrawn, Recommitted
2015-03-26	House	House Committee Favorably Reported
2015-03-19	House	House Second Readers
2015-03-18	House	House First Readers
2015-03-13	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2015-03-13	Senate	Senate Third Read
2015-03-11	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2015-03-09	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2015-03-03	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2015-03-02	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/44308
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/149633
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/150218
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/151266
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/151268
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/159815
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/162201
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/44308#12484
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/44308#12483
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/44308#12482
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/44308#12481
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/44308#12480
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/44308#14260
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/44308#14580