Here’s who voted which way when Sabal Trail lost in a landslide against its easements to drill under our Withlacoochee River and Okapilco Creek and other rivers and creeks in Georgia.
Thanks to Bentley, Harden, Houston, Pirkle, Powell, Rynders, Sharper, Shaw, Spencer, and Watson for voting Nay against that pipeline river-drilling boondoggle.
And Carter, Corbett, and LaRiccia, well, thanks for listening, I guess.
I’ve added boldface those whose district is in the direct Sabal Trail path or who represents the seat of a county that is and italics for others whose districts are at least partly in WWALS watersheds. Both are in larger type and underlined.
Adopt
First and by far most important was the vote to adopt SR 954, which was stomped like a bug.
RCS# 793 GEORGIA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SR 954REGULAR SESSION 03/22/16 3:22 PM 34 YEAS 128 NAYS 11 N/V 7 EXC ADOPT
N Abrams
N Alexander
N Allison
N Atwood
N Ballinger
N Barr
X Battles
N Beasley-Teague
E Belton
N Bennett. K
N Bennett, T
N Bentley
Y Benton
Y Beskin
X Beverly
E Blackmon
N Broadrick
N Brockway
N Bruce
E Bryant
N Buckner
N Burns
N Caldwell, J
N Caldwell, M
X Cannon
N Cantrell
Y Carson
Y Carter, A
N Carter, D
N Casas
Y Chandler
Y Cheokas
N Clark, D
N Clark, H
N Clark, V
N Coleman
N Cooke
Y Coomer
N Cooper
Y Corbett
N Dawkins-Haiqler
Y Deffenbaugh
N Dempsey
N Dickerson
Y Dickey
N Dickson
N Dollar
N Douglas
N Drenner
N Dudgeon
N Dukes
Y Dunahoo
N Duncan
X Ealum
N Efstration
N Ehrhart
Y England
Y Epps
N Evans
Y Fleming
N Floyd
N Fludd
N Frazier
N Frye
N Gardner
N Gasaway
N Gilligan
N Glanton
N Golick
N Gordon
N Gravley
N Greene
N Harden
N Harrell
Y Hatchett
X Hawkins
N Henson
N Hightower
N Hitchens
N Holcomb
Y Holmes
N Houston
N Howard
N Hugley
N Jackson
N Jasperse
X Jones, J
N Jones, J.B.
N Jones, L
N Jones, S
N Jordan
N Kaiser
N Kelley
N Kendrick
N Kidd
N Kirby
N Knight
Y LaRiccia
N Lott
N Lumsden
N Mabra
N Marin
Y Martin
Y Maxwell
E Mayo
N McCall
E McClain
E Meadows
N Metze
N Mitchell
N Morris
N Mosby
Y Nimmer
N Nix
N Oliver
N Pak
N Parrish
Y Parsons
Y Peake
N Petrea
N Pezold
N Pirkle
N Powell, A
N Powell, J
N Price
N Prince
Y Pruett
N Quick
N Raffensperger
Y Rakestraw
Y Ramsey
N Randall
N Reeves
Y Rhodes
Y Rice
Y Rogers, C
Y Rogers, T
N Rutledge
N Rynders
N Scott
N Setzler
N Sharper
N Shaw
Y Sims
N Smith, E
N Smith, L
N Smith, M
N Smith, R
X Smyre
N Spencer
X Stephens, M
X Stephens, R
N Stephenson
N Stovall
N Stover
N Strickland
N Tankersley
N Tanner
N Tarvin
N Taylor, D
Y Taylor, T
N Teasley
N Thomas, A.M,
N Thomas, E
N Trammell
N Turner
X Waites
N Watson
Y Welch
N Weldon
N Werkheiser
N Wilkerson
Y Wilkinson
Y Willard
N Williams, A
N Williams, C
E Williams, E
N Williamson
N Yates
X Ralston,Speaker
Reconsider
Then was a vote to reconsider, which sent it back to the Rules Committee, which later voted to revert to the version from the Georgia Senate, which did not have the Sabal Trail easements in it. By that plan, Thursday there should be a vote on SR 954 with easements for Georgia Power and the EMC, but no easements for Sabal Trail. And Thursday is the last day the legislature meets this year.
RCS# 793 GEORGIA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SR 954REGULAR SESSION 03/22/16 3:23 PM 146 YEAS 17 NAYS 10 N/V 7 EXC RECON
Y Abrams
Y Alexander
N Allison
Y Atwood
Y Ballinger
N Barr
X Battles
N Beasley-Teague
E Belton
N Bennett. K
Y Bennett, T
Y Bentley
Y Benton
Y Beskin
Y Beverly
E Blackmon
N Broadrick
Y Brockway
Y Bruce
E Bryant
Y Buckner
Y Burns
Y Caldwell, J
Y Caldwell, M
X Cannon
Y Cantrell
Y Carson
Y Carter, A
Y Carter, D
Y Casas
Y Chandler
Y Cheokas
Y Clark, D
Y Clark, H
Y Clark, V
Y Coleman
N Cooke
Y Coomer
Y Cooper
Y Corbett
Y Dawkins-Haiqler
Y Deffenbaugh
Y Dempsey
Y Dickerson
Y Dickey
Y Dickson
Y Dollar
Y Douglas
Y Drenner
Y Dudgeon
Y Dukes
Y Dunahoo
Y Duncan
X Ealum
Y Efstration
Y Ehrhart
Y England
Y Epps
Y Evans
Y Fleming
X Floyd
Y Fludd
Y Frazier
Y Frye
x Gardner
Y Gasaway
Y Gilligan
Y Glanton
Y Golick
Y Gordon
Y Gravley
Y Greene
Y Harden
Y Harrell
Y Hatchett
X Hawkins
Y Henson
Y Hightower
Y Hitchens
Y Holcomb
Y Holmes
Y Houston
N Howard
Y Hugley
Y Jackson
Y Jasperse
X Jones, J
Y Jones, J.B.
Y Jones, L
Y Jones, S
Y Jordan
Y Kaiser
Y Kelley
N Kendrick
Y Kidd
Y Kirby
Y Knight
Y LaRiccia
Y Lott
Y Lumsden
Y Mabra
Y Marin
Y Martin
Y Maxwell
E Mayo
Y McCall
E McClain
E Meadows
Y Metze
Y Mitchell
Y Morris
Y Mosby
Y Nimmer
Y Nix
N Oliver
Y Pak
Y Parrish
Y Parsons
Y Peake
Y Petrea
N Pezold
Y Pirkle
N Powell, A
Y Powell, J
N Price
Y Prince
X Pruett
Y Quick
Y Raffensperger
Y Rakestraw
Y Ramsey
Y Randall
Y Reeves
Y Rhodes
Y Rice
Y Rogers, C
Y Rogers, T
Y Rutledge
Y Rynders
Y Scott
Y Setzler
Y Sharper
Y Shaw
Y Sims
Y Smith, E
Y Smith, L
N Smith, M
Y Smith, R
X Smyre
Y Spencer
Y Stephens, M
X Stephens, R
Y Stephenson
Y Stovall
Y Stover
Y Strickland
Y Tankersley
Y Tanner
N Tarvin
Y Taylor, D
Y Taylor, T
Y Teasley
Y Thomas, A.M,
Y Thomas, E
Y Trammell
Y Turner
X Waites
Y Watson
Y Welch
Y Weldon
Y Werkheiser
N Wilkerson
Y Wilkinson
Y Willard
Y Williams, A
Y Williams, C
E Williams, E
Y Williamson
N Yates
X Ralston,Speaker
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