Animals; prohibit transfer of certain domestic animals at certain locations
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 11 of Title 4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding animal protection, so as to prohibit the transfer of certain domestic animals at certain locations;” Read the full text
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2025-2026 regular session
Where it is
House Hopper · Feb 6, 2025
House First Readers · Feb 10, 2025
House Second Readers · Feb 11, 2025
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Feb 26, 2025
House Third Readers · Mar 6, 2025
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute · Mar 6, 2025
Senate Read and Referred · Mar 10, 2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported · Mar 13, 2025
Senate Read Second Time · Mar 18, 2025
Senate Third Read · Mar 21, 2025
Senate Passed/Adopted · Mar 21, 2025
House Sent to Governor · Apr 7, 2025
House Date Signed by Governor · May 9, 2025
Act 81 · May 9, 2025
Effective Date · Jul 1, 2025
The numbers
7
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
PASSAGESenate · 2025-03-21 · yea 53, nay 1, notVoting 1, excused 1
PASSAGEHouse · 2025-03-06 · yea 161, nay 13, notVoting 3, excused 3
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.
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