Forest Resources; shorten the legal season for harvesting ginseng
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 12-6-152 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to prohibited acts regarding harvesting ginseng, so as to shorten the legal season for harvesting ginseng; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2013
Committee Review
Feb 2013
Senate Passage
Feb 2013
House Passage
Mar 2013
Signed into Law
May 2013
Introduced Jan 30, 2013
Signed May 6, 2013
Floor votes · Senate Feb 19, 2013
How they voted
30–3
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 37
Feb 19, 2013
D
Democratic9
77% Yea
R
Republican28
82% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 6, 2013
Signed into law
Act 175
upper
May 6, 2013
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Mar 14, 2013
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Feb 27, 2013
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Feb 19, 2013
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Feb 7, 2013
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Jan 31, 2013
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Frank Ginn
RRepublican
P
John Wilkinson
RRepublican
P
Steve Gooch
RRepublican
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