Counties and Municipal Corporations; local governments from denying the drilling, servicing, or repair of new or existing water wells on single-family residential and farm properties; prohibit
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 60 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions applicable to counties and municipal corporations, so as to prohibit local governments from denying the drilling, servicing, or repair of new or existing water wells on single-family residential and farm properties; to prohibit local governments from precluding or denying the installation of new water wells on single-family residential and farm properties situated on one acre of property or more; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
Senate Passage
Feb 2023
House Passage
Mar 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Feb 8, 2023
Signed May 1, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Feb 23, 2023 · House Mar 27, 2023
How they voted
48–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 50
Feb 23, 2023
D
Democratic21
95% Yea
R
Republican29
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Amendments
1
May 1, 2023
Signed into law
Act 84
upper
May 1, 2023
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Mar 29, 2023
Introduced
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
upper
Mar 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Mar 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Feb 23, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Feb 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 9, 2023
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 8, 2023
Introduced
Senate Hopper
upper
38 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill Cowsert
RRepublican
P
Bo Hatchett
RRepublican
P
Brandon Beach
RRepublican
P
Carden Summers
RRepublican
P
Chuck Hufstetler
RRepublican
P
Clint Dixon
RRepublican
P
Colton Moore
RRepublican
P
David Lucas
DDemocratic
P
Doc Rhett
DDemocratic
P
Donzella James
DDemocratic
P
Ed Harbison
DDemocratic
P
Ed Setzler
RRepublican
P
Emanuel Jones
DDemocratic
P
Frank Ginn
RRepublican
P
Freddie Sims
DDemocratic
P
Gail Davenport
DDemocratic
P
Gloria Butler
DDemocratic
P
Greg Dolezal
RRepublican
P
Harold Jones
DDemocratic
P
John Albers
RRepublican
P
John Kennedy
RRepublican
P
Kay Kirkpatrick
RRepublican
P
Larry Walker
RRepublican
P
Lee Anderson
RRepublican
P
Marty Harbin
RRepublican
P
Max Burns
RRepublican
P
Mike Dugan
RRepublican
P
Mike Hodges
RRepublican
P
Randy Robertson
RRepublican
P
Rick Williams
RRepublican
P
Russ Goodman
RRepublican
P
Sally Harrell
DDemocratic
P
Sam Watson
RRepublican
P
Shawn Still
RRepublican
P
Sheikh Rahman
DDemocratic
P
Shelly Echols
RRepublican
P
Steve Gooch
RRepublican
P
Valencia Seay
DDemocratic
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