Conservation and natural resources; prescribed burning for silviculture purposes is exempt from certain burning notice and permit requirements; clarify
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 6 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to forest resources, so as to clarify that prescribed burning for silviculture purposes is exempt from certain burning notice and permit requirements;” Read the full text
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2025-2026 regular session
Where it is
House Hopper · Jan 15, 2026
House First Readers · Jan 16, 2026
House Second Readers · Jan 27, 2026
House Committee Favorably Reported · Feb 5, 2026
House Third Readers · Feb 12, 2026
House Passed/Adopted · Feb 12, 2026
Senate Read and Referred · Feb 17, 2026
Senate Committee Favorably Reported · Feb 24, 2026
Senate Read Second Time · Feb 25, 2026
Senate Third Read · Mar 16, 2026
Senate Passed/Adopted · Mar 16, 2026
House Sent to Governor · Apr 6, 2026
House Date Signed by Governor · May 6, 2026
Act 429 · May 6, 2026
Effective Date · Jul 1, 2026
The numbers
5
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
PASSAGESenate · 2026-03-16 · yea 51, nay 0, notVoting 4, excused 1
PASSAGEHouse · 2026-02-12 · yea 162, nay 0, notVoting 8, excused 10
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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