GA SB 240
died on adjournmentGeorgia Native Plant Month; designate April of each year
Georgia · 2025_26 · upper
Quick answers
Did GA SB 240 pass?
No. GA SB 240 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 (2026-03-16): House Committee Favorably Reported
What is GA SB 240 about?
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to holidays and observances, so as to designate April of each year as Georgia Native Plant Month; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Who sponsors GA SB 240?
Rick Williams, Matt Brass, Bill Cowsert and 2 others are the primary sponsors of GA SB 240.
Description
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to holidays and observances, so as to designate April of each year as Georgia Native Plant Month; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
- Introduced
- 2025-02-21
- Latest action
- 2026-03-16 — House Committee Favorably Reported
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Rick Williamsprimary
- Matt Brassprimary
- Bill Cowsertprimary
- Randy Robertsonprimary
- Max Burnsprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-02-21
Senate Hopper
introduction
2025-02-24
Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee
2025-02-28
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-03
Senate Read Second Time
reading-2
2026-01-12
Senate Recommitted
referral-committee
2026-02-20
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-03
Senate Third Read
reading-3
2026-03-03
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
passage
2026-03-04
House First Readers
reading-1
2026-03-06
House Second Readers
reading-2
2026-03-16
House Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable
Versions
Documents
Votes
Senate Vote #603 - 2025-2026 Regular Session
2026-03-03 · pass · 53-0
Member-level votes (53)
- ALBERS: yes
- ANAVITARTE: yes
- ANDERSON: yes
- BEARDEN: yes
- BRASS: yes
- BURNS: yes
- COWSERT: yes
- DAVENPORT: yes
- DICKERSON: yes
- DIXON: yes
- DOLEZAL: yes
- ECHOLS: yes
- GINN: yes
- GOOCH: yes
- GOODMAN: yes
- HALPERN: other
- HARBIN: yes
- HARBISON: yes
- HARRELL: yes
- HATCHETT: yes
- HICKMAN: yes
- HODGES: yes
- HOWARD: yes
- HUFSTETLER: yes
- JACKSON: yes
- JAMES: yes
- JONES: yes
- JONES II: yes
- KEMP: yes
- KIRKPATRICK: yes
- LUCAS: yes
- MALLOW: yes
- MANGHAM: yes
- MCLAURIN: other
- MCNEEL: yes
- MERRITT: yes
- ORROCK: yes
- PARENT: yes
- PARKES: yes
- PAYNE: yes
- RAHMAN: yes
- RHETT: yes
- ROBERTSON: yes
- SETZLER: yes
- SIMS: yes
- STILL: yes
- STRICKLAND: yes
- SUMMERS: yes
- TILLERY: yes
- WALKER, III: yes
- WATSON: yes
- WICKS: yes
- WILLIAMS: yes
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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