SB 145 Georgia Senate · 2023-2024 Regular Session

"Landscape Equipment and Agricultural Fairness (LEAF) Act"; enact

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 60 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions applicable to counties and municipal corporations, so as to prohibit local regulations that create differing standards for or distinguish gasoline-powered leaf blowers from similar equipment; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2023

Committee Review

Mar 2023

Senate Passage

Feb 2023

House Passage

Mar 2023

Governor

Introduced Feb 9, 2023 Last action Mar 29, 2023

Floor votes · Senate Feb 27, 2023 · House Mar 27, 2023

How they voted

33–14

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 50

Feb 27, 2023

D Democratic21

6 Yea 14 Nay 1

66% Nay

R Republican29

27 Yea 2

93% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Mar 29, 2023

Introduced

Senate Disagreed House Amend or Sub

upper

Mar 27, 2023

Lower · Passed

House Passed/Adopted By Substitute

lower

Mar 23, 2023

Lower · Passed

House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

lower

Mar 20, 2023

Committee

House Withdrawn, Recommitted

lower

Mar 9, 2023

Lower · Passed

House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

lower

Feb 27, 2023

Upper · Passed

Senate Passed/Adopted As Amended

upper

Feb 22, 2023

Upper · Passed

Senate Committee Favorably Reported

upper

Feb 13, 2023

Committee

Senate Read and Referred

upper

Feb 9, 2023

Introduced

Senate Hopper

upper

11 primary · 0 co-sponsors