Georgia House Bill 572

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Passed on May 4 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-05-04 - Effective Date 2023-07-01
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., relating to government transparency and campaign finance, so as to rename the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission as the State Ethics Commission; to amend Code Sections 36-62-5 and 37-2-6.1 and Title 45 of the O.C.G.A., relating to development authority directors, officers, compensation, adoption of bylaws, delegation of powers and duties, conflicts of interest, and audits, community service boards, executive director, staff, budget, facilities, powers and duties, and exemption from state and local taxation, and public officers and employees, respectively, so as to provide for cross-references; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Elections; rename Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission as the State Ethics Commission

Rep. Matt Reeves [R]	Rep. Buddy DeLoach [R]	Rep. Stan Gunter [R]	Rep. Tyler Smith [R]
Rep. Rob Leverett [R]	Rep. Mary Oliver [D]	Sen. Ricky Williams [R]

2023-03-23 - Senate - Passage: Senate Vote #288 (Y: 47 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2023-03-23 - Senate - Motion To Engross: Senate Vote #273 (Y: 30 N: 21 NV: 1 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2023-03-06 - House - Passage: House Vote #178 (Y: 173 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 3) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-04		Effective Date 2023-07-01
2023-05-04		Act 340
2023-05-04	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2023-03-30	House	House Sent to Governor
2023-03-23	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted
2023-03-23	Senate	Senate Third Read
2023-03-23	Senate	Senate Taken from Table
2023-03-23	Senate	Senate Tabled
2023-03-23	Senate	Senate Engrossed
2023-03-20	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2023-03-16	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2023-03-07	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2023-03-06	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2023-03-06	House	House Third Readers
2023-03-06	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2023-02-28	House	House Second Readers
2023-02-27	House	House First Readers
2023-02-23	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64797
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/215892
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/216941
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/217114
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/219456
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64797#21222
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64797#21472
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64797#21487