GA HB873 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Passed on July 29 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-07-29 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create a joint county-municipal board of elections and registration for Butts County, approved May 11, 2009 (Ga. L. 2009, p. 3908), so as to prohibit persons employed by certain local governments from being eligible to serve on the board for a designated period of time following their government employment; to clarify the procedures for a member of the board to resign; to change the title of the election supervisor to election director; to provide that employees of the board are county employees with the same obligations and benefits as other county employees; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Title

Butts County; joint county-municipal board of elections; prohibit persons employed by certain local governments from being eligible to serve on the board for a designated period of time following their government employment

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2020-06-26 - Senate - Senate Vote #790 (Y: 44 N: 0 NV: 9 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2020-02-19 - House - House Vote #460 (Y: 162 N: 0 NV: 8 Abs: 10) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2020-07-29 Effective Date
2020-07-29 Act 524
2020-07-29HouseHouse Date Signed by Governor
2020-06-30HouseHouse Sent to Governor
2020-06-26SenateSenate Passed/Adopted
2020-06-26SenateSenate Committee Favorably Reported
2020-02-20SenateSenate Read and Referred
2020-02-19HouseHouse Passed/Adopted
2020-02-19HouseHouse Third Readers
2020-02-19HouseHouse Committee Favorably Reported
2020-02-05HouseHouse Second Readers
2020-02-04HouseHouse First Readers
2020-02-03HouseHouse Hopper

Georgia State Sources


Bill Comments

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