Soil Amendments; exclude from regulation
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 2-12-80 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to promulgation and adoption of rules and regulations and sharing of information, so as to exclude certain soil amendments from regulation; to limit locally adopted buffers and setbacks; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Mar 2021
House Passage
Mar 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Feb 25, 2021
Signed May 4, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Mar 8, 2021
How they voted
33–12
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 47
Mar 8, 2021
D
Democratic18
50% Nay
R
Republican29
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
7
Committee
5
Amendments
1
May 4, 2021
Signed into law
Act 220
upper
May 4, 2021
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Mar 31, 2021
Introduced
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
upper
Mar 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted Reconsidered Bill/Resolution By Substitute
lower
Mar 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Mar 18, 2021
Committee
House Withdrawn, Recommitted
lower
Mar 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Mar 8, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Mar 3, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Feb 26, 2021
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Tyler Harper
RRepublican
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