---
type: "Bill"
title: "\"Flint River Drought Protection Act\"; clarify legislative intent; revise definitions; expand programs"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 9 of Chapter 5 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the \"Flint River Drought Protection Act,\" so as to clarify legislative intent; to revise definitions; to expand programs and provide for completion of new studies; to provide for additional powers of the director; to provide for new irrigation efficiency requirements; to provide for participation in augmented flow programs; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2013_14"
identifier: "SB 213"
citation: "Georgia SB 213 (2013_14)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dean Burke", "Freddie Powell Sims", "Jack Hill", "Rick Jeffares", "Ronnie Chance", "Ross Tolleson"]
version_count: 13
action_count: 22
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2013-02-25"
last_action: "2014-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/32d38611-e3bd-4e4d-9ee7-e3f0b79e8fdc"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "fb23716c8f2ca9981a1e744a451357fafadd4e0a4470ac02541e967622955f9c"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---

# Georgia SB 213 (2013_14) — "Flint River Drought Protection Act"; clarify legislative intent; revise definitions; expand programs

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 9 of Chapter 5 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Flint River Drought Protection Act," so as to clarify legislative intent; to revise definitions; to expand programs and provide for completion of new studies; to provide for additional powers of the director; to provide for new irrigation efficiency requirements; to provide for participation in augmented flow programs; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **As introduced LC 40 0327** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/132221.pdf)
2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/133965.pdf)
3. **Committee sub LC 40 0358S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/132957.pdf)
4. **Floor amend 1 AM 40 0055** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/133701.pdf)
5. **Floor amend 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/133772.pdf)
6. **Floor amend 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/133880.pdf)
7. **Floor amend 4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/133950.pdf)
8. **Floor amend 4a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/133953.pdf)
9. **LC 40 0389S/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/135341.pdf)
10. **LC 40 0525ERS/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/138953.pdf)
11. **LC 40 0625ERS/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/142913.pdf)
12. **SB 213/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/143723.pdf)
13. **SB 213/HCSFA** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/143319.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE — **52–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Dean Burke — primary (person)
- Freddie Powell Sims — primary (person)
- Jack Hill — primary (person)
- Rick Jeffares — primary (person)
- Ronnie Chance — primary (person)
- Ross Tolleson — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2013-02-25** Senate Hopper
- **2013-02-26** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-01** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-03-04** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2013-03-07** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2013-03-07** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2013-03-11** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2013-03-12** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2013-03-22** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-03-26** House Postponed
- **2013-03-28** House Withdrawn, Recommitted `referral-committee, withdrawal`
- **2014-02-05** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2014-03-03** House Withdrawn, Recommitted `referral-committee, withdrawal`
- **2014-03-10** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2014-03-11** House Withdrawn, Recommitted `referral-committee, withdrawal`
- **2014-03-12** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2014-03-12** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2014-03-13** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
- **2014-03-26** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-04-16** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2014-04-16** Act 537 `executive-signature`
- **2014-07-01** Effective Date

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/32d38611-e3bd-4e4d-9ee7-e3f0b79e8fdc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).