Georgia House Bill 790 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Passed on April 24 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-07-01 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 9 of the O.C.G.A., relating to specific periods of limitation, so as to provide for a four-year statute of limitations for actions involving the removal of timber from the property of another; to amend Part 1 of Article 1 of Chapter 6 of Title 12 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the State Forestry Commission; to amend Code Section 12-6-23 of the O.C.G.A., relating to wood load ticket required for wood removal; to amend Chapter 4 of Title 44 of the O.C.G.A., relating to real estate boundary determinations, so as to repeal provisions relating to processioning; to amend Title 51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to torts; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Civil practice; four-year statute of limitations for actions involving removal of timber from the property of another; provisions

Rep. Charles Williams [R]	Rep. Wendell Willard [R]	Rep. Rich Golick [R]	Sen. Ellis Black [R]
Rep. Chad Nimmer [R]	Rep. Lynn Smith [R]	Sen. Bill Cowsert [R]

2014-03-13 - House - House Vote #778 (Y: 158 N: 2 NV: 12 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2014-03-11 - Senate - Senate Vote #610 (Y: 52 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2014-02-20 - House - House Vote #539 (Y: 169 N: 2 NV: 4 Abs: 5) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-07-01		Effective Date
2014-04-24		Act 619
2014-04-24	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2014-03-24	House	House Sent to Governor
2014-03-13	House	House Agrees Senate Amend or Sub
2014-03-11	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2014-03-11	Senate	Senate Third Read
2014-03-10	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2014-03-07	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2014-02-21	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2014-02-20	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2014-02-20	House	House Third Readers
2014-02-18	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2014-01-23	House	House Second Readers
2014-01-22	House	House First Readers
2014-01-21	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/40682
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20132014/137765
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20132014/139943
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20132014/140733
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20132014/142698
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20132014/143101
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20132014/143727
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/40682#11469
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/40682#11787
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/40682#11864