SB 407 Georgia Senate · 2019-2020 Regular Session

Forest Resources and Other Plant Life; harvest and sale of palmetto berries; regulate

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 passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2020
Committee Review
Jun 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 20, 2020 Last action Jun 25, 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
11
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Jun 17, 2020
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Mar 4, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Feb 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Feb 21, 2020
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
9 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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