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GA HB 75

withdrawn

Justice for Peanut and Fred Act; enact

Georgia · 2025_26 · lower

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Did GA HB 75 pass?

No. GA HB 75 was withdrawn and is no longer under consideration. Latest recorded action (2025-02-06): House Withdrawn, Recommitted

What is GA HB 75 about?

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 11 of Title 4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to animal protection, so as to revise certain provisions relating to the impounding of domesticated animals by a government agency and the care of such impounded domesticated animals; to require a court order prior to the euthanasia of any impounded domesticated animal; to provide for state or local liability in cases of the death of, loss of, or injury to an impounded domesticated animal under certain circumstances; to provide for notice and hearings; to provide a definition; to provide for a short title; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Who sponsors GA HB 75?

Jordan Ridley, Jason Ridley, Mitchell Horner and 3 others are the primary sponsors of GA HB 75.

Description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 11 of Title 4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to animal protection, so as to revise certain provisions relating to the impounding of domesticated animals by a government agency and the care of such impounded domesticated animals; to require a court order prior to the euthanasia of any impounded domesticated animal; to provide for state or local liability in cases of the death of, loss of, or injury to an impounded domesticated animal under certain circumstances; to provide for notice and hearings; to provide a definition; to provide for a short title; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2025-01-16
Latest action
2025-02-06 — House Withdrawn, Recommitted
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Jordan Ridleyprimary
  • Jason Ridleyprimary
  • Mitchell Hornerprimary
  • Steve Tarvinprimary
  • Johnny Chastainprimary
  • Alan Powellprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-02-06

    House Withdrawn, Recommitted

    referral-committee,withdrawal

  2. 2025-01-27

    House Second Readers

    reading-2

  3. 2025-01-17

    House First Readers

    reading-1

  4. 2025-01-16

    House Hopper

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

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