2025-2026 Regular Session

HB1072

Environmental Protection Division; authorize director to investigate and consider out-of-state regulatory history when processing applications for certain permits

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 12-2-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Environmental Protection Division, Environmental Advisory Council, duties of council and its members and director, appeal procedures generally, permit applications, and inspections, so as to authorize the director of the Environmental Protection Division to investigate and consider out-of-state regulatory history when processing applications for certain permits; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Current disposition: Pending: House Natural Resources and Environment
Last status date: February 2, 2026
Last status update: House Second Readers
Pending committee: Natural Resources and Environment
Author: Rick Townsend
Co-sponsors: Ron Stephens Lynn Smith Debbie Buckner Lehman Franklin Steven Sainz

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Committee referrals

January 29, 2026 · House

Natural Resources and Environment

Instrument history

This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.

February 2, 2026
House House Second Readers
January 29, 2026
House House First Readers
January 28, 2026
House House Hopper

Source provenance

LegiScan bill ID: 2100567
LegiScan session ID: 2167
Source file: var/states/georgia/source/legiscan/2167-841ad2a0e705/bill/HB1072.json
Package observed: 2026-07-17T02:17:01+00:00