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type: "Bill"
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title: "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"
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description: "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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
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legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
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session: "2017_18"
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identifier: "HB 876"
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citation: "Georgia HB 876 (2017_18)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Chad Nimmer", "Dominic LaRiccia", "Jay Powell", "John Corbett", "Terry England", "Tom McCall"]
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version_count: 0
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action_count: 15
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2018-02-08"
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last_action: "2018-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/af8f6f80-7afd-46ea-8ac1-44cd69c7e60c"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "ed5d7c4ef1241ea66408f559cfeb1412fc2f053a6e594fc8dc246a0a028ce51c"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
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---
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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
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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.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **125–43** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Chad Nimmer — primary (person)
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- Dominic LaRiccia — primary (person)
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- Jay Powell — primary (person)
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- John Corbett — primary (person)
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- Terry England — primary (person)
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- Tom McCall — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2018-02-08** House Hopper
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- **2018-02-12** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2018-02-13** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2018-02-14** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2018-02-22** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2018-02-22** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2018-02-23** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2018-03-09** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2018-03-12** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2018-03-19** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2018-03-19** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2018-04-03** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2018-05-08** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2018-05-08** Act 466 `executive-signature`
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- **2018-07-01** Effective Date
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/af8f6f80-7afd-46ea-8ac1-44cd69c7e60c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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