Georgia Carbon Sequestration Registry; inclusion of building products in construction; provisions
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 6 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Carbon Sequestration Registry, so as to provide for the inclusion of building products in construction on the registry; to provide for definitions; to allow participants in the registry to voluntarily report the utilization of carbon sequestration and embodied carbon results; to provide for an advisory committee; to provide for certified third-party organizations to measure the amount of carbon sequestered from building materials that sequester carbon dioxide; to require the State Forestry Commission to publish a list of certified organizations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
House Passage
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Mar 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Feb 8, 2021
Signed May 7, 2021
Floor votes · House Mar 3, 2021
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 7, 2021
Signed into law
Act 257
upper
May 7, 2021
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 29, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 11, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Mar 5, 2021
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Feb 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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