Georgia House Bill 665

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Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: Introduced on February 27 2025 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2025-03-03 - House Second Readers
Pending: House Public and Community Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 2A, Chapter 3, and Chapter 5 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions of the Department of Public Health, county boards of health, and administration and enforcement, respectively, so as to transfer all authorities and responsibilities relating to environmental health from the county boards of health to the Department of Public Health; to describe responsibilities and authorities of the Department of Public Health related to environmental health; to provide for definitions; to provide for statutory construction; to amend Code Section 12-5-7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local variances from state restrictions on outdoor watering, limitations on outdoor irrigation, and exceptions, so as to make a confirming revision; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Health; transfer all authorities and responsibilities relating to environmental health from county boards of health to Department of Public Health

Rep. Derrick McCollum [R]	Rep. Sharon Cooper [R]	Rep. Darlene Taylor [R]	Rep. Chuck Efstration [R]
Rep. Spencer Frye [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-03-03	House	House Second Readers
2025-02-28	House	House First Readers
2025-02-27	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70950
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/234350