Local governments; adopting certain regulations pertaining to animals; prohibit
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 60 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to provisions applicable to counties and municipal corporations, so as to prohibit local governments from adopting certain regulations pertaining to animals; to amend Code Section 4-8-1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to intent of chapter regulating dogs, so as to limit authority of local governments to establish dog control regulations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2013
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 20, 2013
Last action Feb 4, 2014
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Feb 4, 2014
Committee
House Withdrawn, Recommitted
lower
Mar 28, 2013
Committee
House Withdrawn, Recommitted
lower
Feb 27, 2013
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
David Knight
RRepublican
P
Earl Ehrhart
RRepublican
P
Jason Shaw
RRepublican
P
Jay Roberts
RRepublican
P
Jon Burns
RRepublican
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