Georgia House Bill 708 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: Passed on February 15 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-02-15 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a Board of Education of Jones County, approved March 21, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 4459), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 30, 2003 (Ga. L. 2003, p. 3836), so as to change the description of the districts from which members of such board are elected; to define certain terms; to provide for the submission of this Act for preclearance pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965; to provide effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Jones County; Board of Education; change description of districts

Rep. James Epps [R]

Rep. Susan Holmes [R]

2012-02-09 - Senate - Senate Vote #465 - Local Consent Calendar (Y: 48 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2012-01-13 - House - House Vote #427 - Local Calendar (Y: 142 N: 0 NV: 21 Abs: 17) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-02-15		Effective Date
2012-02-15		Act 266
2012-02-15		House Date Signed by Governor
2012-02-15		House Sent to Governor
2012-02-09		Senate Passed/Adopted
2012-02-09		Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2012-01-23		Senate Read and Referred
2012-01-13		House Passed/Adopted
2012-01-13		House Third Readers
2012-01-13		House Committee Favorably Reported
2012-01-12		House Second Readers
2012-01-11		House First Readers

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/35078
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/versions/hb708_LC_33_4387_a_2.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/versions/hb708_HB_708_APP_4.htm
Roll Call	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/votes/hv0427.htm
Roll Call	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/votes/sv0465.htm