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GA HB 817

died on adjournment

Georgia Meat Transparency and Source Verification Act; enact

Georgia · 2025_26 · lower

Quick answers

Did GA HB 817 pass?

No. GA HB 817 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 (2025-03-27): House Second Readers

What is GA HB 817 about?

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 6 of Title 4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to livestock dealers, so as to provide for source verification requirements for large-scale meat producers; to provide for written disclosures; to provide for disclosures and health risk management for older livestock; to provide for avian influenza testing for large-scale poultry producers; to regulate multispecies producers; to provide for enforcement and penalties; to provide for definitions; to provide legislative findings and declarations; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Who sponsors GA HB 817?

Robert Dickey, Steven Meeks, Robert Dawson are the primary sponsors of GA HB 817.

Description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 6 of Title 4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to livestock dealers, so as to provide for source verification requirements for large-scale meat producers; to provide for written disclosures; to provide for disclosures and health risk management for older livestock; to provide for avian influenza testing for large-scale poultry producers; to regulate multispecies producers; to provide for enforcement and penalties; to provide for definitions; to provide legislative findings and declarations; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2025-03-21
Latest action
2025-03-27 — House Second Readers
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Robert Dickeyprimary
  • Steven Meeksprimary
  • Robert Dawsonprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-21

    House Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2025-03-25

    House First Readers

    reading-1

  3. 2025-03-27

    House Second Readers

    reading-2

Versions

Documents

Votes

Not provided by source.

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71557

Attribution

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