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| Bill | Waters, ports, and watercraft; wakesurfing and wakeboarding; provide restrictions and requirements | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 52 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to registration, operation, and sale of watercraft generally, so as to provide for restrictions and requirements regarding wakesurfing and wakeboarding, including on certain state waters; to provide for exceptions; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | us/states/ga | Georgia General Assembly | 2023_24 | HB 121 | Georgia HB 121 (2023_24) |
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Georgia HB 121 (2023_24) — Waters, ports, and watercraft; wakesurfing and wakeboarding; provide restrictions and requirements
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 52 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to registration, operation, and sale of watercraft generally, so as to provide for restrictions and requirements regarding wakesurfing and wakeboarding, including on certain state waters; to provide for exceptions; to provide for definitions; 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.
- HB 121/AP* (committee substitute) — source
- LC 51 0252/a (committee substitute) — source
- SCSFA to HB 121 (committee substitute) — source
- Sen ctee sub LC 39 3954S (committee substitute) — source
- Sen floor amend 1 (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- Senate Vote #301 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — 51–2 (pass) · upper
- House Vote #360 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — 165–2 (pass) · lower
- House Vote #68 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — 164–6 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Alan Powell — primary (person)
- Bill Yearta — primary (person)
- Lauren McDonald — primary (person)
- Lee Hawkins — primary (person)
- Stan Gunter — primary (person)
- Victor Anderson — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2023-01-30 House Hopper
introduction - 2023-01-31 House First Readers
reading-1 - 2023-02-01 House Second Readers
reading-2 - 2023-02-15 House Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable - 2023-02-22 House Third Readers
reading-3 - 2023-02-22 House Passed/Adopted
passage - 2023-02-23 Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee - 2023-03-23 Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
committee-passage-favorable - 2023-03-23 Senate Read Second Time
reading-2 - 2023-03-27 Senate Third Read
reading-3 - 2023-03-27 Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
passage - 2023-03-29 House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- 2023-04-06 House Sent to Governor
executive-receipt - 2023-05-02 House Date Signed by Governor
executive-signature - 2023-05-02 Act 241
executive-signature - 2023-07-01 Effective Date
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/1c916b2e-71bf-4341-bced-c1dfcfb78477. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).