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title: Sen Floor Amend 1 AM 55 0116 to SB 40
collection: amendment
id: amendment:2025-2026/sb40/238931
cite_as: SB 40, Sen Floor Amend 1 AM 55 0116
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date: 2026-09-25
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# Sen Floor Amend 1 AM 55 0116 to SB 40

ADOPTED
Senators Hatchett of the 50th and Mallow of the 2nd offered the following amendment #1:
Amend the House substitute to SB 40 (LC 55 0593S) by replacing lines 1 and 2 with the
following:
To amend Article 14 of Chapter 1 of Title 10 and Article 2 of Chapter 8 of Title 12 of the
Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to secondary metals recyclers and solid waste
management, respectively, so as to revise provisions relating to certain materials; to provide
for the applicability of the definition of
By replacing line 8 with the following:
remain in effect after January 1, 2026; to revise provisions relating to surcharges on certain
waste; to provide for related
By inserting between lines 192 and 193 the following:
Article 2 of Chapter 8 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to solid
waste management, is amended in Code Section 12-8-39, relating to cost reimbursement
fees, surcharges, exempt contracts, and reporting, by revising subparagraph (d)(1)(B) as
follows:
"(B) When a municipal solid waste disposal facility is operated by private enterprise,
the host local government is authorized and required to impose a surcharge of $1.00 per
ton or volume equivalent for construction or demolition waste, <del>or</del> inert waste, <ins>or
nonmetallic waste resulting from the shredding of motor vehicles or household
appliances,</ins> in addition to any other negotiated charges or fees which shall be imposed
by and paid to the host local government for the facility."
SECTION 10.
By replacing line 195 with the following:
SECTION 11.