# Georgia HR 1008: State-wide water management plan; ratify amendments

Georgia HR 1008, State-wide water management plan; ratify amendments, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by John Corbett (Republican), Robert Dickey (Republican), Lynn Smith (Republican) and 2 others; status signed, last action 2026-07-01 (Effective Date) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia HR 1008
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: State-wide water management plan; ratify amendments
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-12
- Last action: 2026-07-01, Effective Date
- Sponsors: John Corbett (Republican), Robert Dickey (Republican), Lynn Smith (Republican), Vance Smith (Republican), Rick Townsend (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Natural Resources & Environment, Natural Resources and the Environment, General Bill
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (211 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Georgia’s updated water plan gains legal effect: mixed, low. Georgia gives legal effect to statewide water plan changes adopted by the Water Council on December 9, 2025. These changes were submitted to lawmakers on January 12, 2026, and are on file with the Environmental Protection Division director. Current or future state laws control wherever a conflict w…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: John Corbett (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Robert Dickey (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Lynn Smith (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Vance Smith (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Rick Townsend (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Drew Echols (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-10 | Senate | ADOPTION | pass | 43 | 0 | 9 |
| 2026-01-29 | House | ADOPT | pass | 168 | 0 | 8 |

## Actions (15)

- 2026-07-01: Effective Date
- 2026-05-06: House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- 2026-05-06: Act 425
- 2026-04-06: House Sent to Governor (House)
- 2026-03-10: Senate Third Read (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Senate Read Second Time (Senate)
- 2026-02-20: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: House Third Readers (House)
- 2026-01-29: House Passed/Adopted (House)
- 2026-01-16: House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- 2026-01-14: House Second Readers (House)
- 2026-01-13: House First Readers (House)
- 2026-01-12: House Hopper (House)

## Bill text

- HR 1008/AP* (v3): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/245691)

## Related bills

- SB 160: Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckless stunt driving; replace the forfeiture penalty (signed)
- SB 384: Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation for certain motor vehicles; provide (signed)
- SB 76: License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Service Foundation; establish (signed)
- SB 406: "Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact (signed)
- HB 1391: Specialty license plates; honor public safety officers; establish (signed)
- HB 1344: Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact (signed)

## Sources
- [HR 1008/AP* (v3) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/245691)

## Related
- [SB 160: Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckles…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB160-2025-2026)
- [SB 384: Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB384-2025-2026)
- [SB 76: License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Servic…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB76-2025-2026)
- [SB 406: "Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB406-2025-2026)
- [HB 1391: Specialty license plates; honor public safety officers; establish](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1391-2025-2026)
- [HB 1344: Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1344-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HR1008-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).