GA SB 577
died on adjournment"Coordinated PFAS Remediation Act"; enact
Georgia · 2025_26 · upper
Quick answers
Did GA SB 577 pass?
No. GA SB 577 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 (2026-02-26): Senate Read and Referred
What is GA SB 577 about?
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 12 and 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to conservation and natural resources and state government, respectively, so as to reserve to the state certain PFAS claims; to provide for enforcement of such claims by the division; to provide for definitions; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for the receipt and administration of lawsuit and settlement proceeds by the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority; to provide for reporting; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings and intent; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Who sponsors GA SB 577?
Sam Watson, Lee Anderson, Chuck Payne and 1 others are the primary sponsors of GA SB 577.
Description
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 12 and 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to conservation and natural resources and state government, respectively, so as to reserve to the state certain PFAS claims; to provide for enforcement of such claims by the division; to provide for definitions; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for the receipt and administration of lawsuit and settlement proceeds by the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority; to provide for reporting; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings and intent; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-25
- Latest action
- 2026-02-26 — Senate Read and Referred
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Sam Watsonprimary
- Lee Andersonprimary
- Chuck Payneprimary
- Bill Cowsertprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
2026-02-25
Senate Hopper
introduction
2026-02-26
Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee
Versions
- As Introduced LC 60 0307Compare
Documents
Votes
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Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
Official source
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