GA HB 493
withdrawnState symbols; pineywoods cattle as official Georgia heritage cattle breed; designate
Georgia · 2025_26 · lower
Quick answers
Did GA HB 493 pass?
No. GA HB 493 was withdrawn on 2025-04-04 and is no longer under consideration. Latest recorded action (2025-04-04): House Withdrawn, Recommitted
What is GA HB 493 about?
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 3 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to other state symbols, so as to designate pineywoods cattle as the official Georgia heritage cattle breed; to provide for legislative findings and declarations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Who sponsors GA HB 493?
Justin Howard, David Huddleston, Jason Ridley and 3 others are the primary sponsors of GA HB 493.
Description
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 3 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to other state symbols, so as to designate pineywoods cattle as the official Georgia heritage cattle breed; to provide for legislative findings and declarations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
- Introduced
- 2025-02-18
- Latest action
- 2025-04-04 — House Withdrawn, Recommitted
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Justin Howardprimary
- David Huddlestonprimary
- Jason Ridleyprimary
- Danny Mathisprimary
- Jaclyn Fordprimary
- Martin Momtahanprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
2025-02-18
House Hopper
introduction
2025-02-19
House First Readers
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2025-02-20
House Second Readers
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2025-03-03
House Committee Favorably Reported
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2025-04-04
House Withdrawn, Recommitted
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Versions
- LC 62 0092/aCompare
Documents
Votes
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Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
Official source
Attribution
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