Georgia House Bill 297 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on May 6 2009 - 100% progression
Action: 2009-05-06 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Garden City, approved April 17, 1973 (Ga. L. 1973, p. 3581), as amended, so as to reconstitute the governing authority of the city; to provide for council districts; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for continuation in office of the mayor and current council members; to change the provisions relating to the regular expiration of terms of office of certain council members; to provide for elections; to provide for qualification, nomination, and election of candidates; to provide for districting; to provide for qualifications; to provide for the submission of the city's operating and capital budgets to the city council by the city manager; to provide for action on the budget; to provide for severability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Garden City, City of; create new charter

Rep. R Bryant [D]	Sen. Earl Carter [R]	Rep. Craig Gordon [D]	Rep. Edward Stephens [D]
Rep. Ron Stephens [R]

2009-03-25 - Senate - Senate Vote #248 - Local Consent Calendar (Y: 44 N: 0 NV: 10 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2009-02-12 - House - House Vote #40 - Local Calendar (Y: 154 N: 0 NV: 20 Abs: 6) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-05-06		Effective Date
2009-05-06		Act 230
2009-05-06		House Date Signed by Governor
2009-04-13		House Sent to Governor
2009-03-25		Senate Passed/Adopted
2009-03-25		Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2009-02-17		Senate Read and Referred
2009-02-12		House Passed/Adopted
2009-02-12		House Third Readers
2009-02-12		House Committee Favorably Reported
2009-02-06		House Second Readers
2009-02-05		House First Readers

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/26634
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2009_10/versions/hb297_LC_21_0223_a_2.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2009_10/versions/hb297_HB_297_AP_4.htm
Roll Call	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2009_10/votes/hv0040.htm
Roll Call	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2009_10/votes/sv0248.htm