2023-2024 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

SB542: Water Rights; the public trust doctrine; remove references

Legislative Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to water rights, so as to remove references to the public trust doctrine; to provide legislative findings relative to the public's right to use navigable streams; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Bill History

2/20/2024
Senate Hopper
Senate
2/21/2024
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
2/26/2024
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Senate
2/27/2024
Senate Read Second Time
Senate
2/29/2024
Senate Third Read
Senate
2/29/2024
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
Senate
3/4/2024
House First Readers
House of Representatives
3/5/2024
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
3/26/2024
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
House of Representatives
3/28/2024
House Third Readers
House of Representatives
3/28/2024
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
House of Representatives

Amendments

House Floor Amendment

Floor Amend 1 AM 55 0033

2/29/2024Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Passage: House Vote #823
3/28/2024
173
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #597
2/29/2024
51
Yea
0
Nay
2
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(2/29/2024)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine Die

Sponsors

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text3/26/202473.6 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text2/29/202475.1 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/23/202472.5 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/20/202474.0 KB