Georgia House Bill 257 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Passed on May 3 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-07-01 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local government, so as to require local government authorities to register with the Department of Community Affairs in order to be eligible for state funds; to change the deadline for local government authorities to register with said department; to prohibit authorities from incurring debt or credit obligations prior to submitting a report to said department; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Local government authorities; register with Department of Community Affairs; require

Rep. Jan Tankersley [R]	Rep. Lynn Smith [R]	Rep. Jay Powell [R]	Rep. James Epps [R]
Rep. James Hatchett [R]	Rep. Ron Stephens [R]	Sen. Tyler Harper [R]

2018-03-09 - Senate - Senate Vote #590 (Y: 50 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2017-03-28 - Senate - Senate Vote #297 (Y: 50 N: 3 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2017-02-21 - House - House Vote #73 (Y: 160 N: 2 NV: 9 Abs: 9) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-07-01		Effective Date
2018-05-03		Act 306
2018-05-03	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2018-04-02	House	House Sent to Governor
2018-03-09	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted
2018-03-09	Senate	Senate Third Read
2018-02-05	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2018-01-08	Senate	Senate Recommitted
2018-01-08	Senate	Senate Taken from Table
2017-03-28	Senate	Senate Tabled
2017-03-28	Senate	Senate Third Read
2017-03-16	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2017-03-15	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2017-02-22	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2017-02-21	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2017-02-21	House	House Third Readers
2017-02-15	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2017-02-09	House	House Second Readers
2017-02-08	House	House First Readers
2017-02-07	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/50260
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/164444
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/165504
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/165920
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/170094
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/176408
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/50260#14842
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/50260#15367
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/50260#15984