2023-2024 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

SB121: Counties and Municipal Corporations; local governments from denying the drilling, servicing, or repair of new or existing water wells on single-family residential and farm properties; prohibit

Legislative Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 60 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions applicable to counties and municipal corporations, so as to prohibit local governments from denying the drilling, servicing, or repair of new or existing water wells on single-family residential and farm properties; to prohibit local governments from precluding or denying the installation of new water wells on single-family residential and farm properties situated on one acre of property or more; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Bill History

2/8/2023
Senate Hopper
Senate
2/9/2023
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
2/16/2023
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
Senate
2/21/2023
Senate Read Second Time
Senate
2/23/2023
Senate Third Read
Senate
2/23/2023
Senate Passed/Adopted
Senate
2/27/2023
House First Readers
House of Representatives
2/28/2023
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
3/16/2023
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
House of Representatives
3/27/2023
House Third Readers
House of Representatives
3/27/2023
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
House of Representatives
3/29/2023
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
Senate
4/5/2023
Senate Sent to Governor
Senate
5/1/2023
Senate Date Signed by Governor
Senate
5/1/2023
Act 84
5/1/2023
Effective Date 2023-07-01

Roll Call Votes

Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #350
3/29/2023
52
Yea
1
Nay
1
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage: House Vote #327
3/27/2023
171
Yea
0
Nay
2
Not Voting
6
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage: Senate Vote #78
2/23/2023
53
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED