Georgia Senate Bill 235 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on February 26 2024 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-02-29 - House Second Readers
Pending: House Higher Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the Department of Community Affairs, so as to create the HBCU Innovation and Economic Prosperity Planning Districts Commission; to provide for membership and operation; to provide for an executive director; to provide for advisory committees; to provide for powers and duties; to provide that the commission may accept outside funding from public or private grants, devises, and bequests; to provide for reporting; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

"HBCU Innovation and Economic Prosperity Planning Districts Act"; enact

Sen. Sonya Halpern [D]	Sen. Jason Anavitarte [R]	Sen. Valencia Seay [D]	Sen. Nan Orrock [D]
Sen. Brandon Beach [R]	Sen. Billy Hickman [R]	Sen. Derek Mallow [D]

2024-02-26 - Senate - Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #544 (Y: 46 N: 7 NV: 2 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-26 - Senate - Motion To Table: Senate Vote #543 (Y: 14 N: 40 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [FAIL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-02-29	House	House Second Readers
2024-02-27	House	House First Readers
2024-02-26	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2024-02-26	Senate	Senate Third Read
2024-02-15	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2024-01-08	Senate	Senate Recommitted
2023-03-02	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2023-03-01	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2023-02-23	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2023-02-22	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64766
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/215727
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/216444
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/223902
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/225559
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64766#23024
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64766#23025