SB 87 - Georgia Seed Law; preempt certain local ordinances; exemptions

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Committees

Current Status

05/09/05 - Senate Date Signed by Governor

First Reader Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 11 of Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Georgia Seed Law," so as to preempt certain local ordinances relating to seeds; to provide certain exemptions; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Votes

Electronically Recorded Votes
Date Time Vote No Yeas Nays NV Exc Description
02/08/05 11:16 AM Senate Vote #33 049 001 005 001 PASSAGE
02/18/05 10:13 AM House Vote #89 117 036 014 013 PASS

Status History

Bill History
Date Action
01/31/2005 Senate Read and Referred
02/03/2005 Senate Committee Favorably Reported
02/07/2005 Senate Read Second Time
02/08/2005 Senate Third Read
02/08/2005 Senate Passed/Adopted
02/09/2005 House First Readers
02/10/2005 House Second Readers
02/15/2005 House Committee Favorably Reported
02/18/2005 House Third Readers
02/18/2005 House Passed/Adopted
04/05/2005 Senate Sent to Governor
05/09/2005 Senate Date Signed by Governor
05/09/2005 Act 329
07/01/2005 Effective Date
05 LC 25 3839
Senate Bill 87
By: Senators Bulloch of the 11th, Hudgens of the 47th and Kemp of the 46th

AS PASSED
AN ACT

To amend Article 2 of Chapter 11 of Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Georgia Seed Law," so as to preempt certain local ordinances relating to seeds; to provide certain exemptions; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.
Article 2 of Chapter 11 of Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Georgia Seed Law," is amended by adding a new Code section to read as follows:
"2-11-35.
(a) No county, municipal corporation, consolidated government, or other political subdivision of this state shall adopt or continue in effect any ordinance, rule, regulation, or resolution regulating the labeling, packaging, sale, storage, transportation, distribution, notification of use, or use of seeds.
(b) This Code section shall in no way prohibit or impair the legal right of any county, municipal corporation, consolidated government, or other political subdivision of this state to issue business licenses or to make zoning decisions."

SECTION 2.
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.