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| Bill | Waters, ports, and watercraft; carrying of night visual distress signals upon coastal waters during certain hours; provide | 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 general provisions relative to registration, operation, and sale of watercraft, so as to provide for the carrying of night visual distress signals upon coastal waters of this state during certain hours; to provide for the carrying of such signals by vessels of a certain size; to update the reference date to department rules and regulations relating to criminal violations relating to registration, operation, and sale of watercraft; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | us/states/ga | Georgia General Assembly | 2023_24 | HB 207 | Georgia HB 207 (2023_24) |
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Georgia HB 207 (2023_24) — Waters, ports, and watercraft; carrying of night visual distress signals upon coastal waters during certain hours; provide
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 general provisions relative to registration, operation, and sale of watercraft, so as to provide for the carrying of night visual distress signals upon coastal waters of this state during certain hours; to provide for the carrying of such signals by vessels of a certain size; to update the reference date to department rules and regulations relating to criminal violations relating to registration, operation, and sale of watercraft; 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 207/AP* (committee substitute) — source
- LC 39 3667/a (committee substitute) — source
- LC 39 3754S/hcs (committee substitute) — source
- LC 39 3754S/hs (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- Senate Vote #249 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — 53–0 (pass) · upper
- House Vote #66 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — 170–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Jason Ridley — primary (person)
- John Corbett — primary (person)
- John LaHood — primary (person)
- Noel Williams, Jr. — primary (person)
- Trey Rhodes — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2023-02-02 House Hopper
introduction - 2023-02-06 House First Readers
reading-1 - 2023-02-07 House Second Readers
reading-2 - 2023-02-15 House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
committee-passage-favorable - 2023-02-22 House Third Readers
reading-3 - 2023-02-22 House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
passage - 2023-02-23 Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee - 2023-03-01 Senate Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable - 2023-03-02 Senate Read Second Time
reading-2 - 2023-03-20 Senate Third Read
reading-3 - 2023-03-20 Senate Passed/Adopted
passage - 2023-03-30 House Sent to Governor
executive-receipt - 2023-05-02 House Date Signed by Governor
executive-signature - 2023-05-02 Act 239
executive-signature - 2023-07-01 Effective Date
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/e8e10a02-940b-47f4-9d5d-6e93a4ceb41b. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).