A Georgia bill that would prohibit local governments from banning gas-powered outdoor power equipment has passed a Georgia House of Representatives vote, according to a March 27 report from the Georgia Recorder.

"In House and Senate committee hearings, the bill’s author, Johns Creek Republican Sen. Shawn Still, said no Georgia municipality has banned gas blowers, but cities and counties in other states are doing so, and preventing such moves in Georgia will protect landscaping businesses from having to spend big dollars on tools he says are inferior," the report said.

The bill passed by a House vote of 103 to 67 and will now head back to the Senate.

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