Georgia House Bill 117 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Passed on May 6 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-05-06 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 34 of the O.C.G.A., relating to employment security, so as to change certain provisions relating to employment security; to modify the definition of the term "most recent employer"; to amend Code Section 50-36-1 of the O.C.G.A., relating to requirements, procedures, and conditions for verification of lawful presence within the United States, exceptions, regulations, and criminal and other penalties for violations, so as to provide a method for such verification of lawful presence that may be utilized in conjunction with the electronic filing of an application for unemployment insurance with the Department of Labor; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Employment security; modify definition of the term most recent employer; change certain provisions

Rep. Mark Hamilton [R]	Rep. Jimmy Pruett [R]	Rep. Barry Fleming [R]	Sen. Brian Strickland [R]
Rep. Tom Kirby [R]	Rep. Bruce Broadrick [R]	Sen. Joshua McKoon [R]

2015-04-02 - House - House Vote #398 (Y: 161 N: 0 NV: 11 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2015-03-31 - Senate - Senate Vote #303 (Y: 54 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2015-02-20 - House - House Vote #60 (Y: 159 N: 1 NV: 6 Abs: 14) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-05-06		Effective Date
2015-05-06		Act 113
2015-05-06	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2015-04-09	House	House Sent to Governor
2015-04-02	House	House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
2015-03-31	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2015-03-31	Senate	Senate Third Read
2015-03-23	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2015-03-20	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2015-02-23	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2015-02-20	House	House Passed/Adopted
2015-02-20	House	House Third Readers
2015-02-19	House	House Postponed
2015-02-09	House	House Committee Favorably Reported
2015-01-29	House	House Second Readers
2015-01-28	House	House First Readers
2015-01-27	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/43005
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/145974
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/151696
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/153891
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/43005#12238
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/43005#12780
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/43005#12942