Georgia House Bill 563

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-2)
Status: Passed on April 22 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-22 - Effective Date 2024-07-01
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 19 of Title 45 of the O.C.G.A., the "Fair Employment Practices Act of 1978," so as to provide for hearing before an administrative law judge; to change provisions relating to the appointment of hearing officers; to provide for a definition; to provide the administrator of the Commission on Equal Opportunity with the power to order discovery; to change certain provisions relating to the filing, amending, and investigation of a complaint regarding an unlawful practice; to change provisions relating to an appeal seeking a review of a final order by a hearing officer and a review of a dismissal of a complaint by the administrator; to provide penalty for willful failure; to provide testimony or discovery; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Fair Employment Practices Act of 1978; provide hearing before an administrative law judge; change provisions

Rep. Rob Leverett [R]	Rep. Stan Gunter [R]	Rep. Matt Reeves [R]	Rep. Reynaldo Martinez [R]
Rep. Scott Holcomb [D]	Rep. Stacey Evans [D]	Sen. Jason Anavitarte [R]

2024-03-21 - House - Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #741 (Y: 158 N: 0 NV: 6 Abs: 15) [PASS]
2024-03-11 - Senate - Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #643 (Y: 46 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2023-03-06 - House - Passage: House Vote #207 (Y: 175 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 3) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-04-22		Effective Date 2024-07-01
2024-04-22		Act 395
2024-04-22	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2024-04-01	House	House Sent to Governor
2024-03-21	House	House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
2024-03-11	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2024-03-11	Senate	Senate Third Read
2024-03-05	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2024-01-08	Senate	Senate Recommitted
2023-03-21	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2023-03-21	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2023-03-13	Senate	Senate Withdrawn & Recommitted
2023-03-07	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2023-03-06	House	House Passed/Adopted
2023-03-06	House	House Third Readers
2023-03-01	House	House Committee Favorably Reported
2023-02-27	House	House Second Readers
2023-02-23	House	House First Readers
2023-02-22	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64738
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/215643
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/226379
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/228435
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64738#21242
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64738#24239
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64738#24380