Agriculture; prohibit local ordinances that prohibit operation of mobile sawmills on agricultural land
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding agriculture, so as to prohibit local ordinances that prohibit the operation of mobile sawmills on agricultural lands;” Read the full text
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2025-2026 regular session
Where it is
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House Hopper · Feb 12, 2025
House First Readers · Feb 13, 2025
House Second Readers · Feb 18, 2025
House Committee Favorably Reported · Feb 26, 2025
House Third Readers · Mar 3, 2025
House Passed/Adopted · Mar 3, 2025
Senate Read and Referred · Mar 4, 2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Mar 19, 2026
Senate Read Second Time · Mar 20, 2026
Senate Third Read · Mar 31, 2026
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute · Mar 31, 2026
House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub · Apr 2, 2026
House Sent to Governor · Apr 10, 2026
House Date Signed by Governor · Apr 22, 2026
Act 379 · Apr 22, 2026
Effective Date · Apr 22, 2026
The numbers
6
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
Agree to Senate SubstituteHouse · 2026-04-02 · yea 96, nay 70, notVoting 10, excused 4
PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTESenate · 2026-03-31 · yea 49, nay 0, notVoting 3, excused 4
PASSAGEHouse · 2025-03-03 · yea 162, nay 13, notVoting 3, excused 2
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