Georgia House Bill 525 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Passed on April 28 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-04-28 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 7 of Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the Georgia International and Maritime Trade Center, so as to dissolve the Georgia International and Maritime Trade Center Authority; to rename the convention center; to create the Savannah-Georgia Convention Center Authority; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for definitions; to provide for its membership, manner of appointment, terms of office, and powers and duties; to provide for exemption from taxation; to provide for venue; to provide for disposition of property; to exempt its property from levy and sale; to transfer certain assets and liabilities; to repeal certain laws; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Georgia International and Maritime Trade Center; rename to Savannah Convention Center

Rep. Ron Stephens [R]

Sen. Ben Watson [R]

2019-04-02 - House - House Vote #406 (Y: 155 N: 3 NV: 7 Abs: 14) [PASS]
2019-03-28 - Senate - Senate Vote #289 (Y: 21 N: 31 NV: 1 Abs: 3) [FAIL]
2019-03-28 - Senate - Senate Vote #290 (Y: 22 N: 30 NV: 1 Abs: 3) [FAIL]
2019-03-28 - Senate - Senate Vote #291 (Y: 32 N: 20 NV: 1 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2019-03-07 - House - House Vote #172 (Y: 165 N: 3 NV: 5 Abs: 5) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-04-28		Effective Date
2019-04-28		Act 65
2019-04-28	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2019-04-11	House	House Sent to Governor
2019-04-02	House	House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
2019-03-28	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted As Amended
2019-03-28	Senate	Senate Third Read
2019-03-18	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2019-03-14	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2019-03-07	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2019-03-07	House	House Passed/Adopted
2019-03-07	House	House Third Readers
2019-03-05	House	House Committee Favorably Reported
2019-03-01	House	House Second Readers
2019-02-28	House	House First Readers
2019-02-27	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/55562
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/183127
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/186434
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/187525
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/55562#16761
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/55562#17075
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/55562#17074
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/55562#17073
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/55562#17236