Georgia Utility Facility Protection Act; revise
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 25 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to fire protection and safety, so as to revise the "Georgia Utility Facility Protection Act" to require an excavator that strikes or damages a utility facility that carries gas or hazardous liquid to alert emergency services; to provide for definitions; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 10, 2022
Last action Apr 1, 2022
Floor votes · House Feb 24, 2022
How they voted
136–3
Passed · 14 other
Total votes 153
Feb 24, 2022
D
Democratic62
85% Yea
R
Republican91
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Mar 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 28, 2022
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 24, 2022
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Feb 17, 2022
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Penny Houston
RRepublican
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