Georgia Senate Bill 231

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Passed on April 19 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-04-19 - Effective Date 2023-04-19
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for the consolidation of Richmond County and the City of Augusta, approved March 27, 1995 (Ga. L. 1995, p. 3648), as amended, so as to provide that the mayor shall be a full voting member of the commission; to provide for the effective dates of ordinances and resolutions; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to provide for mandatory execution of election and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Richmond County and the City of Augusta; mayor shall be a full voting member of the commission; provide

Sen. Max Burns [R]

Sen. Lee Anderson [R]

Rep. Mark Newton [R]

2023-03-14 - House - Passage: House Vote #230 (Y: 99 N: 70 NV: 3 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2023-03-14 - House - Local Calendar : House Vote #229 (Y: 166 N: 0 NV: 5 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2023-03-06 - Senate - Passage: Senate Vote #170 (Y: 32 N: 22 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-04-19		Effective Date 2023-04-19
2023-04-19		Act 17
2023-04-19	Senate	Senate Date Signed by Governor
2023-04-05	Senate	Senate Sent to Governor
2023-03-14	House	House Passed/Adopted
2023-03-14	House	House Third Readers
2023-03-14	House	House Committee Favorably Reported
2023-03-08	House	House Second Readers
2023-03-07	House	House First Readers
2023-03-06	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted
2023-03-06	Senate	Senate Third Read
2023-03-06	Senate	Senate Taken from Table
2023-03-06	Senate	Senate Tabled
2023-03-01	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2023-02-28	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2023-02-27	Senate	Senate Withdrawn & Recommitted
2023-02-23	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2023-02-22	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64704
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/215563
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/217199
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/218015
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64704#21290
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64704#21351
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64704#21353