Georgia Senate Bill 356 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: Passed on April 26 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-04-26 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 4 of the O.C.G.A., relating to animals, so as to provide a definition of the term "owner"; to provide for impoundment of animals for any violation of Article 1 of Chapter 11 of said title; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 10 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to magistrate courts, so as to provide for the foreclosure of liens on animals; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Animals; provide definition of term "owner"; impoundment of animals for any violation; caring for an impounded animal

Sen. Michael Williams [R]	Sen. Jesse Stone [R]	Sen. Renee Unterman [R]	Sen. Bill Cowsert [R]
Rep. Rich Golick [R]

2016-03-24 - House - House Vote #838 (Y: 114 N: 59 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-23 - Senate - Senate Vote #481 (Y: 50 N: 3 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-04-26		Effective Date
2016-04-26		Act 348
2016-04-26	Senate	Senate Date Signed by Governor
2016-03-31	Senate	Senate Sent to Governor
2016-03-24	House	House Passed/Adopted
2016-03-24	House	House Third Readers
2016-03-10	House	House Committee Favorably Reported
2016-02-25	House	House Second Readers
2016-02-24	House	House First Readers
2016-02-23	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted As Amended
2016-02-23	Senate	Senate Third Read
2016-02-18	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2016-02-17	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2016-02-11	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2016-02-10	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/48296
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/157099
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/158373
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/158408
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/162388
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/48296#14023
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/48296#14625