---
type: "Bill"
title: "The Zoning Procedures Law; revise"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local governments, so as to revise \"The Zoning Procedures Law\"; to revise provisions related to judicial review of zoning decisions; to revise definitions; to provide for requirements for zoning decisions by boards or agencies using delegated powers; to require review procedures for decisions made by boards or agencies using delegated powers; to provide for judicial review of zoning decisions; to require certain designations relating to appeals of quasi-judicial decisions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2021_22"
identifier: "HB 1405"
citation: "Georgia HB 1405 (2021_22)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Clint Crowe", "Dale Washburn", "David Dreyer", "Marvin Lim", "Miriam Paris", "Shea Roberts"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 18
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2022-02-17"
last_action: "2022-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/32633b0b-8177-4515-9aea-0a7e33613bbb"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "d84e470d9105d300e0b9990fdcf77c4a9f0c5b7c15582b82ef08a4d3a15f75df"
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 HB 1405 (2021_22) — The Zoning Procedures Law; revise

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local governments, so as to revise "The Zoning Procedures Law"; to revise provisions related to judicial review of zoning decisions; to revise definitions; to provide for requirements for zoning decisions by boards or agencies using delegated powers; to require review procedures for decisions made by boards or agencies using delegated powers; to provide for judicial review of zoning decisions; to require certain designations relating to appeals of quasi-judicial decisions; 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. **HB 1405/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/212209.pdf)
2. **LC 47 1629/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/207143.pdf)
3. **LC 47 1698S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/209679.pdf)
4. **LC 47 1698S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/208098.pdf)
5. **SCSFA to HB 1405** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/211966.pdf)
6. **Sen ctee sub LC 49 0989S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/210297.pdf)
7. **Sen floor amend 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/211929.pdf)
8. **Sen floor amend 2 AM 47 0049** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/211965.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **160–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Clint Crowe — primary (person)
- Dale Washburn — primary (person)
- David Dreyer — primary (person)
- Marvin Lim — primary (person)
- Miriam Paris — primary (person)
- Shea Roberts — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-17** House Hopper
- **2022-02-22** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2022-02-24** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2022-03-03** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-15** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2022-03-15** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2022-03-16** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-25** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-28** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2022-04-01** Senate Tabled
- **2022-04-04** Senate Taken from Table
- **2022-04-04** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2022-04-04** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2022-04-04** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2022-04-07** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-05-13** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-13** Act 881 `executive-signature`
- **2022-07-01** Effective Date

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/32633b0b-8177-4515-9aea-0a7e33613bbb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).