Georgia House Bill 849 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 26 2016 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-02-10 - House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to commerce and trade, so as to protect the right to equal enjoyment of and privileges to public accommodations; to provide for purposes; to provide for definitions; to provide for enforcement; to provide for penalties; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 19 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to fair employment practices, so as to expand the functions of the administrator of the Commission on Equal Opportunity; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

"Georgia Civil Rights in Public Accommodations Act"; enact

Rep. Rich Golick [R]	Rep. Calvin Smyre [D]	Rep. Wendell Willard [R]	Rep. Jan Jones [R]
Rep. Stacey Abrams [D]	Rep. Karla Drenner [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-02-10	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2016-01-28	House	House Second Readers
2016-01-27	House	House First Readers
2016-01-26	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/47807
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/155655
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/157036