Georgia House Bill 708 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Introduced on March 28 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-04-02 - House Withdrawn, Recommitted
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to control of water pollution and surface-water use, so as to permit the state and any political subdivision thereof to seek immediate injunctive relief and damages for pollution of state waters causing damage to any public water supply or any water or waste-water treatment plant; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Conservation and natural resources; the state and any political subdivision thereof to seek immediate injunctive relief and damages for pollution of state waters causing damage to any public water supply or any water or waste-water treatment plant; permit

Rep. Barry Fleming [R]

Rep. Trey Rhodes [R]

Rep. Tom McCall [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-04-02	House	House Withdrawn, Recommitted
2019-04-02	House	House Second Readers
2019-03-29	House	House First Readers
2019-03-28	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/56378
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/186459