GA HB 562
died on adjournmentNatural Resources, Department of; five-year moratorium on acceptance of applications for new or requests to modify existing permits; provisions
Georgia · 2025_26 · lower
Quick answers
Did GA HB 562 pass?
No. GA HB 562 died when the 2025-26 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-02-24): House Second Readers
What is GA HB 562 about?
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 2 of Chapter 4 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to surface mining, so as to provide for a five-year moratorium on the acceptance of applications for new permits and the acceptance of requests to modify existing permits by the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources to expand the area of land affected by surface mining operations on Trail Ridge; to provide a definition; to provide exemptions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Who sponsors GA HB 562?
Darlene Taylor, Ron Stephens, Steven Sainz and 3 others are the primary sponsors of GA HB 562.
Description
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 2 of Chapter 4 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to surface mining, so as to provide for a five-year moratorium on the acceptance of applications for new permits and the acceptance of requests to modify existing permits by the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources to expand the area of land affected by surface mining operations on Trail Ridge; to provide a definition; to provide exemptions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
- Introduced
- 2025-02-20
- Latest action
- 2025-02-24 — House Second Readers
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Darlene Taylorprimary
- Ron Stephensprimary
- Steven Sainzprimary
- Gerald Greeneprimary
- Debbie Bucknerprimary
- Carolyn Hugleyprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-02-20
House Hopper
introduction
2025-02-21
House First Readers
reading-1
2025-02-24
House Second Readers
reading-2
Versions
- LC 44 3004/aCompare
Documents
Votes
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Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
Official source
Attribution
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