Georgia House Bill 246 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on May 5 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-07-01 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to accountants, so as to provide for powers and actions granted to other licensing boards; to revise and add definitions; to provide that the State Board of Accountancy is administratively attached to the State Accounting Office; to change provisions relating to foreign registered accountants; to change the standard of proof; to provide for confidentiality of certain information; to amend Chapter 5B of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the State Accounting Office, so as to remove the State Board of Accountancy as a division of the State Accounting office; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Accountants; provide for powers and actions granted to other licensing boards; provisions

Rep. David Knight [R]	Rep. John Carson [R]	Rep. Howard Mosby [D]	Rep. David Wilkerson [D]
Sen. Michael Williams [R]

2015-04-02 - Senate - Senate Vote #368 (Y: 45 N: 1 NV: 2 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2015-03-23 - Senate - Senate Vote #186 (Y: 54 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-24 - House - House Vote #67 (Y: 142 N: 26 NV: 5 Abs: 7) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-07-01		Effective Date
2015-05-05		Act 59
2015-05-05	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2015-04-08	House	House Sent to Governor
2015-04-02	Senate	Senate Receded from Amend or Sub
2015-03-25	House	House Disagreed Senate Amend or Sub
2015-03-23	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted As Amended
2015-03-23	Senate	Senate Taken from Table
2015-03-19	Senate	Senate Tabled
2015-03-19	Senate	Senate Third Read
2015-03-18	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2015-03-13	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2015-02-25	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2015-02-24	House	House Passed/Adopted
2015-02-24	House	House Third Readers
2015-02-23	House	House Postponed
2015-02-20	House	House Postponed
2015-02-18	House	House Committee Favorably Reported
2015-02-11	House	House Second Readers
2015-02-10	House	House First Readers
2015-02-09	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/43397
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/147023
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/153834
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/43397#12251
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/43397#12593
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/43397#12881