Conservation and natural resources; regulate the harvest and sale of palmetto berries
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 6 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to forest resources and other plant life, so as to regulate the harvest and sale of palmetto berries; to provide for definitions; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for certificates of harvest; to provide for records of harvest activities and purchase transactions; to provide for prohibited acts; to provide for stop sale, stop use, and removal orders; to provide for seizure of berries; to provide for home or personal use of berries; to provide for penalties and restitution; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2020
Committee Review
Jun 2020
House Passage
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Jun 2020
Signed into Law
Aug 2020
Introduced Feb 20, 2020
Signed Aug 5, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Aug 5, 2020
Signed into law
Act 571
upper
Aug 5, 2020
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Jun 25, 2020
Introduced
House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
lower
Jun 19, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Jun 17, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Mar 4, 2020
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 3, 2020
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Feb 26, 2020
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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