Water rights; public trust doctrine; remove references
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to water rights, so as to remove references to the public trust doctrine; to provide that members of the public have the right to use all navigable streams as highways and for hunting and fishing; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
House Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Feb 7, 2024
Signed May 6, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 26, 2024 · House Feb 26, 2024
How they voted
30–17
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 50
Mar 26, 2024
D
Democratic21
76% Nay
R
Republican29
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 6, 2024
Signed into law
Act 597
upper
May 6, 2024
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 20, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 27, 2024
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Feb 16, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Feb 7, 2024
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Al Williams
DDemocratic
P
James Burchett
RRepublican
P
Lynn Smith
RRepublican
P
Rob Leverett
RRepublican
P
Trey Rhodes
RRepublican
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