SB 121 Georgia Senate · 2023-2024 Regular Session

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

480
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 50
Feb 23, 2023
D Democratic21
20 Yea 1
95% Yea
R Republican29
28 Yea 1
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

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