Georgia House Bill 254 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Passed on May 3 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-05-03 - Effective Date 2023-07-01
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 9-13-142 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the requirements of an official legal organ, so as to provide an alternative procedure for the designation of the official legal organ; to amend Chapter 80 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to provisions applicable to counties, municipal corporations, and other governmental entities, so as to provide an additional manner of publishing certain legal notices by counties and municipalities; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Civil practice; alternative procedure for designation of official legal organ; provide

Rep. David Jenkins [R]	Rep. Charles Cannon [R]	Rep. Clay Pirkle [R]	Rep. Mitchell Horner [R]
Rep. Jodi Lott [R]	Sen. Lee Anderson [R]

2023-03-27 - Senate - Passage: Senate Vote #306 (Y: 53 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2023-02-27 - House - Passage: House Vote #83 (Y: 166 N: 1 NV: 5 Abs: 6) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-03		Effective Date 2023-07-01
2023-05-03		Act 262
2023-05-03	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2023-03-31	House	House Sent to Governor
2023-03-27	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted
2023-03-27	Senate	Senate Third Read
2023-03-20	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2023-03-16	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2023-02-28	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2023-02-27	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2023-02-27	House	House Third Readers
2023-02-22	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2023-02-08	House	House Second Readers
2023-02-07	House	House First Readers
2023-02-06	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64037
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/213758
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/215505
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/216052
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/219701
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64037#21069
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64037#21544