Buildings and Housing; procedures for alternative plan review, permitting, and inspection by private professional providers; provide
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 8 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to standards and requirements for construction, alteration, etc. of buildings and other structures, so as to provide procedures for alternative plan review, permitting, and inspection by private professional providers so as to allow applicants to elect whether to retain, at their own expense, a private professional provider to provide required plan reviews or inspections of certain buildings; to provide for fees; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
House Passage
Mar 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Jan 28, 2021
Signed May 4, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 11, 2021
How they voted
32–11
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 47
Feb 11, 2021
D
Democratic18
44% Yea
R
Republican29
82% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
7
Committee
5
May 4, 2021
Signed into law
Act 165
upper
May 4, 2021
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Mar 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Mar 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Mar 22, 2021
Committee
House Withdrawn, Recommitted
lower
Mar 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Feb 11, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Feb 9, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Jan 29, 2021
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
14 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Billy Hickman
RRepublican
P
Bo Hatchett
RRepublican
P
Bruce Thompson
RRepublican
P
Burt Jones
RRepublican
P
Butch Miller
RRepublican
P
Clint Dixon
RRepublican
P
Ed Harbison
DDemocratic
P
Lee Anderson
RRepublican
P
Max Burns
RRepublican
P
Mike Dugan
RRepublican
P
Russ Goodman
RRepublican
P
Sheikh Rahman
DDemocratic
P
Steve Gooch
RRepublican
P
Tyler Harper
RRepublican
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