Agricultural Commodity Commission for Georgia Grown Products; create
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to agricultural commodities promotion, so as to create the Agricultural Commodity Commission for Georgia Grown Products; to provide for the operation and function of the commodity commission; to amend Code Section 2-8-10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to nonapplicability of Article 2 of Chapter 8 of Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, so as to exclude the Agricultural Commodity Commission for Georgia Grown Products from the provisions of such article; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2013
Committee Review
Mar 2013
House Passage
Mar 2013
Senate Passage
Mar 2013
Signed into Law
Apr 2013
Introduced Feb 11, 2013
Signed Apr 18, 2013
Floor votes · House Mar 1, 2013
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
7
Committee
5
Apr 18, 2013
Signed into law
Act 21
upper
Apr 18, 2013
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 25, 2013
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 14, 2013
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Mar 4, 2013
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 1, 2013
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Feb 27, 2013
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Feb 22, 2013
Committee
House Withdrawn, Recommitted
lower
Feb 20, 2013
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Buddy Harden
RRepublican
P
Jason Shaw
RRepublican
P
Rick Jasperse
RRepublican
P
Robert Dickey
RRepublican
P
Sam Watson
RRepublican
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