2023-2024 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

HB279: Insurance; discount for property owners who build a new property that better resists tornado, hurricane, or other catastrophic windstorm events; provide

Legislative Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 32 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to property insurance, so as to provide for an insurance premium discount or rate reduction for property owners who build a new residential or commercial property or who retrofit an existing residential or commercial property located in this state that better resists tornado, hurricane, or other catastrophic windstorm events; to provide for applicability; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Bill History

2/7/2023
House Hopper
House of Representatives
2/8/2023
House First Readers
House of Representatives
2/9/2023
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
2/14/2023
House Committee Favorably Reported
House of Representatives
2/21/2023
House Third Readers
House of Representatives
2/21/2023
House Passed/Adopted
House of Representatives
2/22/2023
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
3/16/2023
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
Senate
3/20/2023
Senate Read Second Time
Senate
3/27/2023
Senate Tabled
Senate
1/8/2024
Senate Taken from Table
Senate
1/8/2024
Senate Recommitted
Senate
1/25/2024
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Senate
3/26/2024
Senate Tabled
Senate
3/28/2024
Senate Taken from Table
Senate
3/28/2024
Senate Third Read
Senate
3/28/2024
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
Senate
3/28/2024
House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
House of Representatives
4/3/2024
House Sent to Governor
House of Representatives
4/23/2024
House Date Signed by Governor
House of Representatives
4/23/2024
Act 476
4/23/2024
Effective Date 2024-07-01

Roll Call Votes

Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #886
3/29/2024
163
Yea
1
Nay
10
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #875
3/28/2024
51
Yea
1
Nay
1
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage: House Vote #55
2/21/2023
172
Yea
1
Nay
4
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(4/23/2024)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine Die

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text4/2/202479.0 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/25/202477.6 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/7/202315.0 KB