STATE BILLGA SB 447PASSED

Control of Soil Erosion and Sedimentation; denial or nonacceptance of permits; revise provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to control of soil erosion and sedimentation, so as to revise provisions regarding denial or nonacceptance of permits; to amend Chapter 60 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to provisions applicable to counties and municipal corporations, so as to provide general provisions for counties and municipalities regarding the acceptance, denial, or nonacceptance of certain permits; to require local issuing authorities to provide rejected permit applicants with a written list of reasons for denial within specified time frames; to provide definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Status: Passed; Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date: May 11, 2026; 185 days ago
Current chamber: Senate
Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session

GA SB 447 · PassedMay 11

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Bill details

Last action: Effective Date 2026-07-01 · May 11, 2026

Bill history

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May 11, 2026Effective Date 2026-07-01

May 11, 2026Act 513

May 11, 2026Senate Date Signed by GovernorSenate

Apr 10, 2026Senate Sent to GovernorSenate

Apr 2, 2026Senate Agreed House Amend or SubSenate

Mar 31, 2026House Passed/Adopted By SubstituteHouse

Mar 31, 2026House Third ReadersHouse

Mar 19, 2026House Committee Favorably Reported By SubstituteHouse

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Mar 6, 2026House Second ReadersHouse

Mar 4, 2026House First ReadersHouse

Mar 3, 2026Senate Passed/Adopted By SubstituteSenate

Mar 3, 2026Senate Third ReadSenate

Feb 26, 2026Senate Committee Favorably Reported By SubstituteSenate

Feb 25, 2026Senate RecommittedSenate

Feb 20, 2026Senate Read Second TimeSenate

Feb 19, 2026Senate Committee Favorably Reported By SubstituteSenate

Feb 3, 2026Senate Read and ReferredSenate

Feb 2, 2026Senate HopperSenate

Recorded votes

Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #607Mar 3, 2026 · Senate · 46 yea · 4 nayPassed

Passage: House Vote #805Mar 31, 2026 · House · 95 yea · 72 nayPassed

Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #989Apr 3, 2026 · Senate · 51 yea · 2 nayPassed

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