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GA SB 511

died on adjournment

"Georgia River Heritage Act"; enact

Georgia · 2025_26 · upper

Quick answers

Did GA SB 511 pass?

No. GA SB 511 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 (2026-02-17): Senate Read and Referred

What is GA SB 511 about?

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to water rights, so as to clarify the right of citizens of this state to use nonnavigable streams for passage; to provide for a legislative finding; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Who sponsors GA SB 511?

Shawn Still, Chuck Hufstetler, Kim Jackson and 2 others are the primary sponsors of GA SB 511.

Description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to water rights, so as to clarify the right of citizens of this state to use nonnavigable streams for passage; to provide for a legislative finding; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2026-02-12
Latest action
2026-02-17 — Senate Read and Referred
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Shawn Stillprimary
  • Chuck Hufstetlerprimary
  • Kim Jacksonprimary
  • Nan Orrockprimary
  • Sonya Halpernprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-12

    Senate Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2026-02-17

    Senate Read and Referred

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

Attribution

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