Dogs; provide breed-specific regulation shall be limited to enactment by general law
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to dogs, so as to provide that breed-specific regulation shall be limited to enactment by general law; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2015
Committee Review
Mar 2016
Senate Passage
Mar 2015
House Passage
Mar 2016
Signed into Law
Apr 2016
Introduced Feb 26, 2015
Signed Apr 26, 2016
Floor votes · Senate Mar 11, 2015
How they voted
28–8
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 37
Mar 11, 2015
D
Democratic12
58% Yea
R
Republican25
84% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Apr 26, 2016
Signed into law
Act 366
upper
Apr 26, 2016
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Mar 24, 2016
Introduced
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
upper
Mar 22, 2016
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Mar 10, 2016
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Mar 11, 2015
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 5, 2015
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Mar 2, 2015
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill Heath
RRepublican
P
Chuck Hufstetler
RRepublican
P
Dean Burke
RRepublican
P
Ellis Black
RRepublican
P
Ross Tolleson
RRepublican
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