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| Bill | Mining and drilling; regulate exploration and extraction of gas and oil; provisions | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 4 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to mining and drilling, so as to regulate the exploration and extraction of gas and oil in this state; to provide for a definition; to provide for authority to create an Oil and Gas Board under certain circumstances; to require the promulgation of rules and regulations related to drilling and extraction; to amend provisions relating to drilling permits; to increase the amount of bond security for drilling operations; to provide for authority of local governments; to impose a severance tax on the extraction of oil and gas; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | us/states/ga | Georgia General Assembly | 2017_18 | HB 205 | Georgia HB 205 (2017_18) |
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Georgia HB 205 (2017_18) — Mining and drilling; regulate exploration and extraction of gas and oil; provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 4 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to mining and drilling, so as to regulate the exploration and extraction of gas and oil in this state; to provide for a definition; to provide for authority to create an Oil and Gas Board under certain circumstances; to require the promulgation of rules and regulations related to drilling and extraction; to amend provisions relating to drilling permits; to increase the amount of bond security for drilling operations; to provide for authority of local governments; to impose a severance tax on the extraction of oil and gas; 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 — 162–1 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Bruce Broadrick — primary (person)
- Eddie Lumsden — primary (person)
- Jason Ridley — primary (person)
- John Meadows — primary (person)
- Katie Dempsey — primary (person)
- Rick Jasperse — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2017-02-01 House Hopper
- 2017-02-02 House First Readers
reading-1 - 2017-02-07 House Second Readers
reading-2 - 2017-02-21 House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
committee-passage-favorable - 2017-02-23 House Third Readers
reading-3 - 2017-02-23 House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
passage - 2017-02-24 Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee - 2017-03-14 Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
committee-passage-favorable - 2017-03-15 Senate Read Second Time
reading-2 - 2017-03-24 Senate Third Read
reading-3 - 2017-03-24 Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
passage - 2017-03-28 House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended
- 2017-03-30 Senate Disagreed House Amend or Sub
- 2017-03-30 House Insisted
- 2017-03-30 House Conference Committee Appointed 5th, 36th, 106th
- 2017-03-30 Senate Conference Committee Appointed 25th, 52nd, 49th
- 2018-01-29 House Conference Committee Report Adopted
- 2018-03-09 Senate Conference Committee Report Adopted
- 2018-04-02 House Sent to Governor
executive-receipt - 2018-05-08 House Date Signed by Governor
executive-signature - 2018-05-08 Act 481
executive-signature - 2018-05-08 Effective Date
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/ff1a8aa1-7878-44eb-b8e2-4b53198c9c25. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).