Aviation; air facilities; identification of airport affected areas; provide
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 6 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to powers of local governments as to air facilities, so as to provide for the identification of airport affected areas; to provide for public notice and public hearing; to require the adoption, administration, and enforcement of regulations relative to the use of land in airport affected areas; to provide for standards for adoption of such regulations; to provide for consultation with the Department of Transportation; to provide for the adoption of local methods of enforcing regulations relative to airport area affected areas; to provide for a method for requesting variances; to provide for penalties; 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
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 24, 2026
Signed May 11, 2026
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MINOR
The bill was finalized as passed by both legislative chambers, updating the header to reflect its final status. The most significant substantive change is in the enforcement section, where the Department of Transportation's role was broadened from merely 'assisting' to actively 'providing assistance and guidance' to ensure airport regulations comply with Federal Aviation Administration requirements. A minor formatting adjustment was also made to the section regarding the integration of airport regulations into local zoning ordinances.
REQUIREMENT
The Department of Transportation's duty to help airport governing bodies was strengthened to explicitly include providing guidance on ensuring compliance with Federal Aviation Administration requirements.
TECHNICAL
Minor line number adjustments were made to align the text with the final version passed by both the House and Senate.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 2, 2026 · House Mar 6, 2026
How they voted
46–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 47
Apr 2, 2026
D
Democratic18
94% Yea
R
Republican29
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Amendments
1
May 11, 2026
Signed into law
Act 457
upper
May 11, 2026
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Apr 2, 2026
Introduced
House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
lower
Apr 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Mar 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Mar 9, 2026
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Mar 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Clint Crowe
RRepublican
P
David Jenkins
RRepublican
P
Lauren McDonald
RRepublican
P
Rick Jasperse
RRepublican
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