2025-2026 Regular Session

HB644

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 28, 2025
Last status update: House Second Readers
Pending committee: Natural Resources and Environment
Author: Rick Townsend
Co-sponsors: Ron Stephens Debbie Buckner Darlene Taylor Alan Powell Al Williams

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Committee referrals

February 27, 2025 · 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 28, 2025
House House Second Readers
February 27, 2025
House House First Readers
February 26, 2025
House House Hopper

Source provenance

LegiScan bill ID: 1985945
LegiScan session ID: 2167
Source file: var/states/georgia/source/legiscan/2167-841ad2a0e705/bill/HB644.json
Package observed: 2026-07-17T02:17:01+00:00