Georgia 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: Passed House 3 R cosponsors

HB 545 — Nuisances; treatment of agricultural facilities and operations and forest land; provisions

Last action — Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 41-1-7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to treatment of agricultural facilities and operations and forest land as nuisances, so as to provide for legislative intent; to remove a definition; to limit the circumstances under which agricultural facilities and operations may be sued for a nuisance; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute

  2. Senate Third Read

  3. Senate Taken from Table

  4. Senate Tabled

  5. Senate Third Read

  6. Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

  7. Senate Recommitted

  8. Senate Read Second Time

  9. Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

  10. Senate Read and Referred

  11. House Passed/Adopted By Substitute

  12. House Third Readers

  13. House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

  14. House Second Readers

  15. House First Readers

  16. House Hopper

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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6 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 241 not signed on · 23 voted No

Sponsors (6)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (241)

241 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

PASSAGE

Passed 107 Yea · 58 Nay · 15 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 62302
Unaffiliated 533508
Republican 48004
Total 10758014
% of votes cast 60%32%0%8%
How each member voted (179)
Member Party Vote
ALLEN — Nay
ANULEWICZ — Nay
BARR — Not Voting
BEASLEY-TEAGUE — Nay
BELTON — Yea
BENTLEY — Not Voting
BENTON — Yea
BEVERLY — Nay
BODDIE — Nay
BRUCE — Nay
BURNS — Yea
CANNON — Nay
CANTRELL — Yea
CLARK — Yea
CLARK — Nay
CLARK — Yea
COLLINS — Yea
COOKE — Yea
DOLLAR — Yea
DREYER — Nay
DUKES — Yea
ENGLAND — Yea
FRAZIER — Nay
GARDNER — Nay
GILLIGAN — Yea
GLANTON — Yea
GORDON — Nay
GRAVLEY — Yea
GURTLER — Nay
HATCHETT — Yea
HENSON — Nay
HILL — Yea
HOGAN — Yea
HOLMES — Not Voting
HOPSON — Nay
HOUSTON — Yea
HOWARD — Nay
JACKSON — Nay
JACKSON — Nay
JONES — Yea
JONES — Yea
JONES — Nay
JONES — Nay
JONES — Not Voting
KAUSCHE — Nay
KENNARD — Nay
KIRBY — Yea
KNIGHT — Yea
LARICCIA — Yea
LOPEZ ROMERO — Nay
LOTT — Yea
MARIN — Nay
MCCALL — Yea
MCLEOD — Nay
METZE — Yea
MOORE — Yea
MOORE — Nay
MORRIS — Yea
MORRIS — Yea
NGUYEN — Not Voting
NIX — Yea
PIRKLE — Yea
PRUETT — Yea
PULLIN — Not Voting
RALSTON — Not Voting
RICH — Yea
RIDLEY — Yea
ROBICHAUX — Yea
ROGERS — Yea
RUTLEDGE — Yea
RYNDERS — Yea
SHANNON — Nay
SMITH — Nay
SMITH — Yea
SMITH — Yea
SMITH — Yea
SMYRE — Nay
STEPHENSON — Nay
STOVALL — Yea
STOVER — Yea
TANKERSLEY — Yea
TANNER — Yea
TAYLOR — Yea
THOMAS — Nay
THOMAS — Yea
TRAMMELL — Nay
TURNER — Yea
WATSON — Yea
WELCH — Not Voting
WILENSKY — Nay
WILLIAMS — Nay
WILLIAMS — Yea
WILLIAMS — Yea
WILLIAMS, JR. — Yea
WILSON — Nay
CALDWELL, JR. — Yea
Betsy Holland Democrat Nay
Billy Mitchell Democrat Nay
Brian Prince Democrat Yea
Carl Gilliard Democrat Yea
Carolyn Hugley Democrat Nay
Dar'shun Kendrick Democrat Nay
David Wilkerson Democrat Nay
Debbie Buckner Democrat Yea
Debra Bazemore Democrat Nay
Demetrius Douglas Democrat Not Voting
Dewey McClain Democrat Nay
Dexter Sharper Democrat Yea
Doreen Carter Democrat Nay
El-Mahdi Holly Democrat Yea
Josh McLaurin Democrat Nay
Karen Bennett Democrat Nay
Karla Drenner Democrat Not Voting
Kim Schofield Democrat Nay
Kimberly Alexander Democrat Nay
Mary Oliver Democrat Nay
Miriam Paris Democrat Nay
Rhonda Burnough Democrat Nay
Sally Harrell Democrat Yea
Sam Park Democrat Nay
Sandra Scott Democrat Nay
Scott Holcomb Democrat Nay
Sheila Nelson Democrat Nay
Shelly Hutchinson Democrat Nay
Spencer Frye Democrat Nay
Stacey Evans Democrat Nay
Viola Davis Democrat Nay
Alan Powell Republican Yea
Alan Powell Republican Yea
Bill Hitchens Republican Yea
Bill Werkheiser Republican Yea
Bruce Williamson Republican Yea
Butch Parrish Republican Yea
Charles Martin Republican Not Voting
Chris Erwin Republican Not Voting
Chuck Efstration Republican Not Voting
Dale Washburn Republican Yea
Danny Mathis Republican Yea
Deborah Silcox Republican Yea
Don Parsons Republican Yea
Ed Setzler Republican Yea
Eddie Lumsden Republican Yea
Emory Dunahoo Republican Yea
Gerald Greene Republican Yea
Ginny Ehrhart Republican Yea
Houston Gaines Republican Yea
Jason T. Dickerson Republican Yea
Jesse Petrea Republican Yea
John Carson Republican Yea
John Corbett Republican Yea
John LaHood Republican Yea
Joseph Gullett Republican Yea
Josh Bonner Republican Yea
Karen Mathiak Republican Yea
Kasey Carpenter Republican Yea
Katie Dempsey Republican Yea
Lee Hawkins Republican Yea
Mandi Ballinger Republican Yea
Marcus Wiedower Republican Yea
Mark Newton Republican Yea
Martin Momtahan Republican Yea
Matt Barton Republican Yea
Matt Dubnik Republican Yea
Matt Reeves Republican Yea
Matthew Gambill Republican Yea
Mike Cheokas Republican Yea
Mitchell Scoggins Republican Yea
Rick Jasperse Republican Yea
Robert Dickey Republican Yea
Ron Stephens Republican Yea
Ron Stephens Republican Not Voting
Sharon Cooper Republican Yea
Shaw Blackmon Republican Yea
Steve Tarvin Republican Yea
Steven Meeks Republican Yea
Steven Sainz Republican Yea
Tim Fleming Republican Yea
Trey Kelley Republican Yea
Trey Rhodes Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 545 do?
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 41-1-7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to treatment of agricultural facilities and operations and forest land as nuisances, so as to provide for legislative intent; to remove a definition; to limit the circumstances under which agricultural facilities and operations may be sued for a nuisance; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Who sponsors HB 545?
HB 545 is sponsored by Tom McCall, Jon Burns (Republican), Terry England, Robert Dickey (Republican), Sam Watson (Republican), and Clay Pirkle.
What is the current status of HB 545?
This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HB 545?
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