Georgia House Bill 397 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Passed on April 17 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-04-17 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to state government, so as to comprehensively revise the provisions of law regarding open meetings and open records; to provide definitions relating to open meetings; to provide for the manner of closing meetings; to provide for open meetings; to provide for remedies for improperly closing meetings; to provide for exceptions and exemptions; to provide for sanctions; to provide for related matters; to conform certain cross references; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

State government; open meetings and records; revise provisions

Rep. Glenn Baker [D]	Rep. Timothy Beardon [R]	Sen. Charlie Bethel [R]	Rep. Jon Burns [R]
Rep. Gerald Greene [R]	Rep. Alan Powell [R]	Rep. Jay Powell [R]

2012-03-29 - House - House Vote #829 - Agree Sen Sub (Y: 169 N: 1 NV: 5 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2012-03-27 - Senate - Senate Vote #753 - Passage By Substitute (Y: 46 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2012-03-27 - Senate - Senate Vote #727 - Motion To Engross (Y: 30 N: 18 NV: 5 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2012-03-05 - House - House Vote #617 - Passage (Y: 154 N: 5 NV: 10 Abs: 11) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-04-17		Effective Date
2012-04-17		Act 605
2012-04-17		House Date Signed by Governor
2012-04-17		House Committee Favorably Reported
2012-04-10		House Sent to Governor
2012-03-29		House Agree Senate Amend or Sub
2012-03-27		Senate Passed/Adopted
2012-03-27		Senate Third Read
2012-03-27		Senate Engrossed
2012-03-21		Senate Read Second Time
2012-03-20		Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2012-03-07		Senate Read and Referred
2012-03-05		House Passed/Adopted
2012-03-05		House Third Readers
2012-02-29		House Committee Favorably Reported
2011-03-02		House Second Readers
2011-03-01		House First Readers

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/33209
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/versions/hb397_LC_28_5571ER_a_2.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/versions/hb397_LC_29_5215ERS_hs_4.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/versions/hb397_LC_29_5215ERS_hcs_5.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/versions/hb397_Sen_ctee_sub_LC_29_5274ERS_7.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/versions/hb397_HB_397_APP_8.htm
Roll Call	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/votes/hv0617.htm
Roll Call	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/votes/sv0727.htm
Roll Call	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/votes/sv0753.htm
Roll Call	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/votes/hv0829.htm