Georgia House Bill 135 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)
Status: Introduced on February 2 2011 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2011-04-14 - House Withdrawn, Recommitted
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 9, Chapter 4 of Title 44, and Title 51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to specific periods of limitation, real estate boundary determination, and torts, respectively, so as repeal provisions relating to processioning and create and change provisions relating to the unauthorized cutting and carrying away of timber; to provide for a six-year statute of limitations for actions involving the cutting and carrying away of timber from the property of another; to create a duty for landowners performing timber harvesting activities; to provide that a certain right of action shall not be applicable in certain cases; to provide for an additional measure of damages for timber conversion; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Timber; unauthorized cutting and carrying away; change provisions

Sen. Ellis Black [R]	Rep. Debbie Buckner [D]	Rep. Jon Burns [R]	Rep. Jay Powell [R]
Rep. Tom Weldon [R]	Rep. Wendell Willard [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-04-14		House Withdrawn, Recommitted
2011-03-11		House Committee Favorably Reported
2011-02-03		House Second Readers
2011-02-02		House First Readers

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/32317
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/versions/hb135_LC_94_3761_a_2.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/versions/hb135_LC_29_4760S_hs_4.htm