Board of Homeland Security; development of a list of approved unmanned aircraft systems; provide
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 6 and Article 2A of Chapter 3 of Title 38 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions relative to aviation and the Board of Homeland Security, respectively, so as to provide for the development of a list of approved unmanned aircraft systems for use in this state by the Board of Homeland Security; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 30, 2025
Last action Feb 24, 2025
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The primary change is a formatting update that rebrands the document from a committee substitute to a House Bill 205 Committee Substitute, listing the specific representatives who sponsored the bill. No substantive policy changes, such as new laws, funding amounts, or eligibility criteria, were identified in the provided text.
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The header was updated to explicitly identify the document as a 'Committee Substitute' and list the sponsoring representatives (Clark, Gaines, Jones, Crowe, Greene, and others), replacing the previous committee attribution.
Floor votes · House Feb 21, 2025
How they voted
143–1
Passed · 15 other
Total votes 159
Feb 21, 2025
D
Democratic67
86% Yea
R
Republican92
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
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Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Feb 24, 2025
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Jan 30, 2025
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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