Georgia House Bill 966 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Passed on August 5 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-08-05 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 6 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to forest resources and other plant life, so as to regulate the harvest and sale of palmetto berries; to provide for definitions; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for certificates of harvest; to provide for records of harvest activities and purchase transactions; to provide for prohibited acts; to provide for stop sale, stop use, and removal orders; to provide for seizure of berries; to provide for home or personal use of berries; to provide for penalties and restitution; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Conservation and natural resources; regulate the harvest and sale of palmetto berries

Rep. James Burchett [R]	Rep. John Corbett [R]	Rep. Clay Pirkle [R]	Rep. Tom McCall [R]
Rep. Jason Ridley [R]	Rep. Trey Rhodes [R]	Sen. Tyler Harper [R]

2020-06-25 - House - House Vote #756 (Y: 140 N: 14 NV: 5 Abs: 21) [PASS]
2020-06-19 - Senate - Senate Vote #661 (Y: 49 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2020-03-03 - House - House Vote #516 (Y: 125 N: 42 NV: 5 Abs: 8) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-08-05		Effective Date
2020-08-05		Act 571
2020-08-05	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2020-07-02	House	House Sent to Governor
2020-06-25	House	House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
2020-06-19	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2020-06-19	Senate	Senate Third Read
2020-06-18	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2020-06-17	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2020-03-04	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2020-03-03	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2020-03-03	House	House Third Readers
2020-02-26	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2020-02-24	House	House Second Readers
2020-02-21	House	House First Readers
2020-02-20	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/57553
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/190431
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/191065
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/191943
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/193756
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/195228
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/57553#17489
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/57553#17809
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/57553#17969