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Georgia General Assembly · HB 143 · House Date Signed by Governor (Act 72)

Water resources; water-measuring devices for farm use of surface and ground water; revise provisions

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Reached a final decision
Became law
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Officially: “A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to water resources, so as to revise provisions regarding water-measuring devices for farm use of surface and ground water; Read the full text

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2025-2026 regular session

Where it is

House Hopper · Jan 28, 2025
House First Readers · Jan 29, 2025
House Second Readers · Jan 30, 2025
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Feb 13, 2025
House Third Readers · Feb 27, 2025
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute · Feb 27, 2025
Senate Read and Referred · Feb 28, 2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported · Mar 20, 2025
Senate Read Second Time · Mar 21, 2025
Senate Third Read · Mar 25, 2025
Senate Passed/Adopted · Mar 25, 2025
House Sent to Governor · Apr 7, 2025
House Date Signed by Governor · May 8, 2025
Act 72 · May 8, 2025
Effective Date · Jul 1, 2025

The numbers

7
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

Dickey, RobertSmith, LynnYearta, BillGreene, GeraldCannon, ChasMeeks, StevenWatson, Sam

Recorded votes

PASSAGESenate · 2025-03-25 · yea 53, nay 0, notVoting 2, excused 1
PASSAGEHouse · 2025-02-27 · yea 165, nay 0, notVoting 8, excused 7
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Georgia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Effective Date (Jul 1, 2025).