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GA HB1278
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/13/2024
Primary Sponsor
Angela Moore
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AI Summary
- Designates collard greens as the official Georgia state greens and "potlikka" (the liquid from cooking collard greens) as the official Georgia state dipping sauce of the official state bread
- Georgia is the second highest producer of collards in the country, with almost 20 percent of the state's farmed acreage and nearly 30,000 acres devoted to the crop
- Amends Article 3 of Chapter 3 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated by adding new Code section 50-3-93 to the state symbols provisions
- Effectiveness is contingent on a separate act designating cornbread as the official Georgia state bread becoming law on or before July 1, 2024; if that act does not pass, HB 1278 is automatically repealed on July 1, 2024
- Sponsored by Representative Moore of the 91st District
Legislative Description
State symbols; designate collard greens as official state greens; potlikka as official state dipping sauce of the official state bread
Last Action
House Second Readers
2/16/2024
Committee Referrals
Special Rules2/15/2024
Full Bill Text
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