republic-os/legislation/us/states/ga/2013-14/sb-305.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Fire Protection and Safety; written notification prior to the denial of a permit; buildings/structures required to meet the state minimum fire safety standards"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 25 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation of fire and other hazards to persons and property generally, so as to provide that written notification and an opportunity to remedy be given prior to the denial of a permit or request for a certificate of occupancy or certificate of completion or the issuance of a stop-work order with regard to buildings or structures required to meet the state minimum fire safety standards; to provide for definitions; to provide for an exception; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2013_14"
identifier: "SB 305"
citation: "Georgia SB 305 (2013_14)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bill Cowsert", "Brandon Beach", "Bruce Thompson", "Burt Jones", "Butch Miller", "Cecil Staton", "Charlie Bethel", "Chuck Hufstetler", "David Lucas", "David Shafer", "Dean Burke", "Don Balfour", "Earl Carter", "Ed Harbison", "Fran Millar", "Frank Ginn", "Freddie Powell Sims", "Hardie Davis", "Hunter Hill", "Jack Hill", "Jack Murphy", "Jeff Mullis", "Jesse Stone", "John Albers", "John Crosby", "John Wilkinson", "Joshua McKoon", "Lindsey Tippins", "Mike Crane", "Mike Dugan", "Renee Unterman", "Rick Jeffares", "Ronnie Chance", "Ross Tolleson", "Tim Golden", "Tommie Williams", "Tyler Harper", "William Jackson", "William Ligon, Jr."]
version_count: 4
action_count: 15
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2014-01-22"
last_action: "2014-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2529630e-9855-4d71-8b23-69d1980fb48e"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "4c3812c54c4185d6e3d5dc054160adf3af9716cfde3763924c739ca22c3b3497"
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 305 (2013_14) — Fire Protection and Safety; written notification prior to the denial of a permit; buildings/structures required to meet the state minimum fire safety standards

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 25 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation of fire and other hazards to persons and property generally, so as to provide that written notification and an opportunity to remedy be given prior to the denial of a permit or request for a certificate of occupancy or certificate of completion or the issuance of a stop-work order with regard to buildings or structures required to meet the state minimum fire safety standards; to provide for definitions; to provide for an exception; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; 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 36 2434** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/137809.pdf)
2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/139398.pdf)
3. **Committee sub LC 36 2473S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/138928.pdf)
4. **SB 305/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/143399.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE — **51–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bill Cowsert — primary (person)
- Brandon Beach — primary (person)
- Bruce Thompson — primary (person)
- Burt Jones — primary (person)
- Butch Miller — primary (person)
- Cecil Staton — primary (person)
- Charlie Bethel — primary (person)
- Chuck Hufstetler — primary (person)
- David Lucas — primary (person)
- David Shafer — primary (person)
- Dean Burke — primary (person)
- Don Balfour — primary (person)
- Earl Carter — primary (person)
- Ed Harbison — primary (person)
- Fran Millar — primary (person)
- Frank Ginn — primary (person)
- Freddie Powell Sims — primary (person)
- Hardie Davis — primary (person)
- Hunter Hill — primary (person)
- Jack Hill — primary (person)
- Jack Murphy — primary (person)
- Jeff Mullis — primary (person)
- Jesse Stone — primary (person)
- John Albers — primary (person)
- John Crosby — primary (person)
- John Wilkinson — primary (person)
- Joshua McKoon — primary (person)
- Lindsey Tippins — primary (person)
- Mike Crane — primary (person)
- Mike Dugan — primary (person)
- Renee Unterman — primary (person)
- Rick Jeffares — primary (person)
- Ronnie Chance — primary (person)
- Ross Tolleson — primary (person)
- Tim Golden — primary (person)
- Tommie Williams — primary (person)
- Tyler Harper — primary (person)
- William Jackson — primary (person)
- William Ligon, Jr. — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2014-01-22** Senate Hopper
- **2014-01-23** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-05** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2014-02-06** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2014-02-10** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2014-02-10** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2014-02-11** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2014-02-17** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2014-03-04** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2014-03-11** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2014-03-11** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2014-03-25** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-04-21** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2014-04-21** Act 556 `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/2529630e-9855-4d71-8b23-69d1980fb48e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).