GA SB176 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: Engrossed on February 28 2012 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-03-05 - House Second Readers
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 50-14-1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to meetings to be open to the public, limitation on action to contest agency action, recording, notice of time and place, access to minutes, and telecommunications conferences, so as to authorize all agencies to conduct meetings by teleconference under certain circumstances; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Title

Open and Public meetings; authorize all agencies to conduct meetings by teleconference under certain circumstances

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2012-02-28 - Senate - Senate Vote #532 - Passage (Y: 53 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 1) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2012-03-05 House Second Readers
2012-02-29 House First Readers
2012-02-28 Senate Passed/Adopted
2012-02-28 Senate Third Read
2012-02-22 Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2012-01-09 Senate Recommitted
2011-03-11 Senate Read Second Time
2011-03-10 Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2011-03-01 Senate Read and Referred

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Bill Comments

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