Buildings and housing; amend Georgia state minimum standard codes to authorize certain uses of ungraded lumber; require
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 8-2-23 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to amendment and revision of codes generally, so as to require the department to amend the Georgia state minimum standard codes to authorize certain uses of ungraded lumber; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
House Passage
Feb 2023
Senate Passage
Mar 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Jan 30, 2023
Signed May 3, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Mar 27, 2023 · House Feb 15, 2023
How they voted
41–3
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 50
Mar 27, 2023
D
Democratic21
66% Yea
R
Republican29
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 3, 2023
Signed into law
Act 261
upper
May 3, 2023
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 27, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 14, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 16, 2023
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Feb 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Jan 30, 2023
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Beth Camp
RRepublican
P
Clay Pirkle
RRepublican
P
David Huddleston
RRepublican
P
David Jenkins
RRepublican
P
David Knight
RRepublican
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