HB 1490 - State park lakes; watercraft; change provisions

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Current Status

04/14/06 - House Date Signed by Governor

First Reader Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 12-3-10 of the O.C.G.A., relating to directing persons to leave parks, historic sites, or recreational areas upon their refusal to observe rules and regulations and prohibited acts generally, so as to change certain provisions relating to prohibitions against having or using certain boats on state park lakes; to amend Code Section 16-9-70 of the O.C.G.A., relating to criminal use of an article with an altered identification mark, so as to include vessels within the applicability of said Code section; to amend Chapter 7 of Title 52 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the registration, operation, and sale of watercraft, so as to change certain provisions relating to definitions; to change certain provisions relating to requirement as to numbering of vessels; to provide for forfeiture proceedings; to provide penalties for violations; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Votes

Electronically Recorded Votes
Date Time Vote No Yeas Nays NV Exc Description
03/13/06 05:16 PM House Vote #847 149 014 009 008 PASS
03/27/06 06:20 PM Senate Vote #1057 051 000 003 002 PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE
03/28/06 02:10 PM House Vote #1063 150 000 022 008 Agree Sen Sub

Status History

Bill History
Date Action
03/01/2006 House First Readers
03/02/2006 House Second Readers
03/06/2006 House Withdrawn, Recommitted
03/08/2006 House Committee Favorably Reported
03/13/2006 House Third Readers
03/13/2006 House Passed/Adopted
03/14/2006 Senate Read and Referred
03/22/2006 Senate Committee Favorably Reported
03/23/2006 Senate Read Second Time
03/27/2006 Senate Third Read
03/27/2006 Senate Passed/Adopted
03/28/2006 House Agree Senate Amend or Sub
04/11/2006 House Sent to Governor
04/14/2006 House Date Signed by Governor
04/14/2006 Act 456
04/14/2006 Effective Date

Footnotes

3/06/06 Withdrawn from JudyNC and recommitted to GF&P