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| Bill | Buildings and housing; counties and municipalities proscribing the use of wood in the construction of certain buildings when state minimum standard codes are met; prohibit | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 8-2-25 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state-wide application of minimum standard codes, adoption of more stringent requirements by local governments, adoption of standards for which state code does not exist, and exemptions for farm buildings and structures, so as to prohibit counties and municipalities from proscribing the use of wood in the construction of buildings when state minimum standard codes are otherwise met; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | us/states/ga | Georgia General Assembly | 2017_18 | HB 876 | Georgia HB 876 (2017_18) |
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Georgia HB 876 (2017_18) — Buildings and housing; counties and municipalities proscribing the use of wood in the construction of certain buildings when state minimum standard codes are met; prohibit
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 8-2-25 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state-wide application of minimum standard codes, adoption of more stringent requirements by local governments, adoption of standards for which state code does not exist, and exemptions for farm buildings and structures, so as to prohibit counties and municipalities from proscribing the use of wood in the construction of buildings when state minimum standard codes are otherwise met; 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.
Votes
- PASSAGE — 125–43 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Chad Nimmer — primary (person)
- Dominic LaRiccia — primary (person)
- Jay Powell — primary (person)
- John Corbett — primary (person)
- Terry England — primary (person)
- Tom McCall — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2018-02-08 House Hopper
- 2018-02-12 House First Readers
reading-1 - 2018-02-13 House Second Readers
reading-2 - 2018-02-14 House Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable - 2018-02-22 House Third Readers
reading-3 - 2018-02-22 House Passed/Adopted
passage - 2018-02-23 Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee - 2018-03-09 Senate Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable - 2018-03-12 Senate Read Second Time
reading-2 - 2018-03-19 Senate Third Read
reading-3 - 2018-03-19 Senate Passed/Adopted
passage - 2018-04-03 House Sent to Governor
executive-receipt - 2018-05-08 House Date Signed by Governor
executive-signature - 2018-05-08 Act 466
executive-signature - 2018-07-01 Effective Date
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/af8f6f80-7afd-46ea-8ac1-44cd69c7e60c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).