Georgia House Bill 768 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Passed on February 27 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-02-27 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to the board of commissioners of Johnson County, approved March 27, 1941 (Ga. L. 1941, p. 887), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 11, 2009 (Ga. L. 2009, p. 4229), so as to provide for commissioner districts from and by which members of the board of commissioners are elected; to provide for submission of this Act for preclearance under the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Johnson County; board of commissioners; provide commissioner districts

Rep. James Hatchett [R]

Rep. Mack Jackson [D]

Rep. Butch Parrish [R]

2012-02-16 - Senate - Senate Vote #474 - Local Consent Calendar (Y: 51 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2012-01-31 - House - House Vote #444 - Local Calendar (Y: 158 N: 0 NV: 11 Abs: 11) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-02-27		Effective Date
2012-02-27		Act 288
2012-02-27		House Date Signed by Governor
2012-02-27		House Sent to Governor
2012-02-16		Senate Passed/Adopted
2012-02-16		Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2012-02-01		Senate Read and Referred
2012-01-31		House Passed/Adopted
2012-01-31		House Third Readers
2012-01-31		House Committee Favorably Reported
2012-01-25		House Second Readers
2012-01-24		House First Readers

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/35245
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/versions/hb768_LC_21_1494_a_2.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/versions/hb768_HB_768_APP_4.htm
Roll Call	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/votes/hv0444.htm
Roll Call	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/votes/sv0474.htm