Georgia legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia HB1182: Agriculture; soil amendments; provide for additional prohibited acts
Status: Passed both chambers, March 25, 2026
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 12 of Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to soil amendments, so as to provide for additional prohibited acts; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend Article 3 of Chapter 12 of Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to soil amendments, so as to provide for additional prohibited acts; to provide for an exception; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED To amend Article 3 of Chapter 12 of Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to soil amendments, so as to provide for additional prohibited acts; to provide for an exception; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: SECTION 1. Article 3 of Chapter 12 of Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to soil amendments, is amended by revising Code Section 2-12-79, relating to prohibited acts, as follows: "2-12-79. It shall be a violation of this article for any person (2) Distribute an unlabeled soil amendment; (3) Distribute a misbranded soil amendment; (4) Distribute an adulterated soil amendment; (5) Fail to comply with a stop sale, use, or removal order; (6) Fail to submit semiannual reports; or LC 44 3525S (7)(A) Apply or distribute a soil amendment on a site, or on a separate site that has close geographic proximity to and is operationally connected with the underlying site, when: (i) The owner of such site or the person who has applied or distributed a soil amendment on such site is subject to a consent order, enforcement action, or ongoing investigation by the department or the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of …
Sponsors
- Lee Anderson (R, 24) · primary sponsor
- Trey Rhodes (R, 124) · primary sponsor
- Rob Leverett (R, 123)
- Jason Ridley (R, HD-006)
- Al Williams (D, 168)
- John Corbett (R, 174)
Latest actions
- : House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended
- : Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
- : Senate Third Read
- : Senate Read Second Time
- : Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
- : Senate Read and Referred
- : House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
- : House Third Readers
- : House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
- : House Second Readers
Votes
- House Vote #769 (March 25, 2026): 153 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Vote #777 (March 20, 2026): 46 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Vote #524 (February 18, 2026): 163 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB1182?
- HB1182 is a bill in the Georgia Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Agriculture; soil amendments; provide for additional prohibited acts.
- What does HB1182 do?
- In its own words: To amend Article 3 of Chapter 12 of Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to soil amendments, so as to provide for additional prohibited acts; to provide for an exception; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB1182?
- Passed both chambers as of March 25, 2026. Latest action: House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended (March 25, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1182?
- Lee Anderson (R, 24), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1182?
- On the Georgia Legislature website: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72824
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