Georgia House Bill 286 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Passed on May 7 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-05-07 - Effective Date 2021-07-01
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to county police, so as to restrict the ability of county governing authorities to reduce funding for county police departments; to amend Chapter 60 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions applicable to municipal corporations, so as to restrict the ability of municipal or consolidated government governing authorities to reduce funding for municipal police departments; to provide for exceptions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Local government; restrict ability of county governing authorities to reduce funding for county police departments

Rep. Houston Gaines [R]	Rep. Trey Kelley [R]	Rep. Katie Dempsey [R]	Rep. Marcus Wiedower [R]
Rep. J Collins [R]	Rep. Joseph Gullett [R]	Sen. Randy Robertson [R]

2021-03-31 - House - Agree Sen Sub: House Vote #372 (Y: 100 N: 73 NV: 3 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2021-03-25 - Senate - Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #270 (Y: 36 N: 15 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2021-02-24 - House - Passage: House Vote #93 (Y: 101 N: 69 NV: 3 Abs: 6) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-05-07		Effective Date 2021-07-01
2021-05-07		Act 263
2021-05-07	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2021-04-07	House	House Sent to Governor
2021-03-31	House	House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
2021-03-25	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2021-03-25	Senate	Senate Third Read
2021-03-22	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2021-03-22	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2021-03-15	Senate	Senate Withdrawn & Recommitted
2021-02-25	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2021-02-24	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2021-02-24	House	House Third Readers
2021-02-23	House	House Postponed
2021-02-18	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2021-02-08	House	House Second Readers
2021-02-04	House	House First Readers
2021-02-03	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/59296
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/196699
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/198035
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/198672
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/200845
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/202454
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/59296#18219
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/59296#18642
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/59296#18783