Georgia House Bill 951 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Passed on May 2 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 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, so as to establish the Center for Rural Prosperity and Innovation; to provide for a director; to provide for the incorporation of the Centers of Innovation Agribusiness administered by the Department of Economic Development; to provide for the incorporation and structure of a new Georgia Rural Development Council; to provide for members and duties; to provide for conditions related to appropriations; to provide for legislative findings; to amend Article 6 of Chapter 8 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Office of Rural Development and State Advisory Committee on Rural Development, so as to repeal the Georgia Rural Development Council; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Education; establish Center for Rural Prosperity and Innovation; provisions

Rep. James Shaw [R]	Sen. Sam Watson [R]	Rep. Penny Houston [R]	Rep. Jay Powell [R]
Rep. Terry England [R]	Rep. Mack Jackson [D]	Sen. Blake Tillery [R]

2018-03-30 - House - House Vote #892 (Y: 160 N: 1 NV: 17 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2018-03-29 - Senate - Senate Vote #822 (Y: 46 N: 2 NV: 7 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-28 - House - House Vote #593 (Y: 167 N: 3 NV: 6 Abs: 4) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-07-01		Effective Date
2018-05-02		Act 300
2018-05-02	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2018-04-06	House	House Sent to Governor
2018-03-29	House	House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
2018-03-29	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted As Amended
2018-03-29	Senate	Senate Third Read
2018-03-29	Senate	Senate Taken from Table
2018-03-27	Senate	Senate Tabled
2018-03-09	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2018-03-07	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2018-03-01	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2018-02-28	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2018-02-28	House	House Third Readers
2018-02-22	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2018-02-20	House	House Second Readers
2018-02-15	House	House First Readers
2018-02-15	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/52951
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/173863
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/174840
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/175356
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/178968
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/52951#15826
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/52951#16423
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/52951#16416