Abandoned vessels; revise notice requirements; provisions
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 7 of Title 52 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to abandoned vessels, so as to revise notice requirements regarding abandoned vessels; to eliminate duplication of notices to the Department of Natural Resources and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation; to provide that such notice shall only be made to the Department of Natural Resources; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Mar 2018
House Passage
Feb 2018
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2018
Last action Mar 9, 2018
Floor votes · House Feb 13, 2018
How they voted
44–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 46
Feb 13, 2018
D
Democratic19
94% Yea
R
Republican27
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Mar 7, 2018
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 14, 2018
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 13, 2018
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Feb 8, 2018
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Alan Powell
RRepublican
P
Bill Hitchens
RRepublican
P
Eddie Lumsden
RRepublican
P
Robert Trammell
DDemocratic
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