Waters, ports, and watercraft; wakesurfing and wakeboarding; provide restrictions and requirements
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 52 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to registration, operation, and sale of watercraft generally, so as to provide for restrictions and requirements regarding wakesurfing and wakeboarding, including on certain state waters; to provide for exceptions; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
House Passage
Feb 2023
Senate Passage
Mar 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Jan 30, 2023
Signed May 2, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Mar 27, 2023 · House Feb 22, 2023
How they voted
46–2
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 50
Mar 27, 2023
D
Democratic21
90% Yea
R
Republican29
93% 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
May 2, 2023
Signed into law
Act 241
upper
May 2, 2023
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 29, 2023
Introduced
House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
lower
Mar 27, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Mar 23, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Feb 23, 2023
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Feb 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Jan 30, 2023
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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