--- title: HB 1383. Tallapoosa River Basin; daily emission limitations for toluene from stationary sources; provide collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hb1383 cite_as: HB 1383, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb1383 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb1383.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb1383/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73377 date: 2026-02-20 status: introduced corpus_version: bills-2026-09-13 license: Public record of the Georgia General Assembly, via LegiScan; see about.md publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. Not legal advice. up: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026.md previous: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb1382.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb1384.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 129 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb1383.md?full=1 bill_number: HB 1383 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: bill status_date: 2026-02-18 last_action: House Second Readers sponsors: - Tyler Smith text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HB1383/2025 upstream_id: 2119493 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - air quality - environmental regulation - Tallapoosa River Basin - industrial pollution --- # HB 1383. Tallapoosa River Basin; daily emission limitations for toluene from stationary sources; provide ## Text House Bill 1383 By: Representative Smith of the 18th A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Article 1 of Chapter 9 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to air quality, so as to provide for daily emission limitations for toluene from stationary sources located within the Tallapoosa River Basin; 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 1 of Chapter 9 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to air quality, is amended by adding a new Code section to read as follows: "12-9-26. No later than December 31, 2026, the Board of Natural Resources shall establish daily emission limitations for toluene from stationary sources located within the Tallapoosa River Basin." SECTION 2. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. ## Summaries written by Georgia Commons The following was written by claude-sonnet-5 from the text above and is not part of the bill. Quote the text, not the summary. A Georgia House bill would require the Board of Natural Resources to set daily limits on toluene emissions from stationary sources in the Tallapoosa River Basin by the end of 2026. ### Plain-language summary Georgia's air quality law (O.C.G.A. Title 12, Chapter 9) currently does not set a specific daily limit on how much toluene, an industrial chemical, can be released into the air by stationary sources such as factories or plants within the Tallapoosa River Basin. This bill adds a new Code section, O.C.G.A. § 12-9-26, that directs the Board of Natural Resources to establish those daily emission limitations. The bill sets a deadline of December 31, 2026 for the board to act. It does not specify what the limits should be, leaving that decision to the board. The bill also repeals any existing laws that conflict with this new requirement. ### What it does - Adds a new Code section, O.C.G.A. § 12-9-26, requiring the Board of Natural Resources to set daily toluene emission limits. - Limits the new emission rule to stationary sources located within the Tallapoosa River Basin. - Sets a deadline of December 31, 2026 for the board to establish these limits. - Repeals any existing state laws that conflict with the new requirement. ### Who it affects The Board of Natural Resources, which must write the new emission rule, and industrial or other stationary facilities operating within the Tallapoosa River Basin that release toluene into the air. Residents and businesses near those facilities may also be affected by any resulting air quality changes. ### Why it matters Facilities in the Tallapoosa River Basin that emit toluene, a chemical linked to air quality concerns, would face a specific daily limit for the first time once the board finalizes the rule, potentially requiring changes to their operations or pollution controls. ### Key provisions - Section 1 adds new Code section O.C.G.A. § 12-9-26 to Georgia's air quality law under Title 12, Chapter 9. - The new section directs the Board of Natural Resources to establish daily emission limitations for toluene from stationary sources in the Tallapoosa River Basin. - The board must complete this action no later than December 31, 2026. - Section 2 repeals any conflicting laws but does not specify further procedural or funding details. ## Status - Status: Introduced (2026-02-18) - Last action: House Second Readers (2026-02-20) - Sponsors: Tyler Smith - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73377 > The history, votes, and amendments (129 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb1383.md?full=1