Georgia Senate Bill 378 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 26 2016 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-03-16 - House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act revising, superseding, and consolidating the laws relative to the governing authority of DeKalb County and creating a chairman and board of commissioners of said county, approved March 8, 1956 (Ga. L. 1956, p. 3237), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 9, 1981 (Ga. L. 1981, p. 4304), so as to change the composition of the governing authority; to abolish the office of chief executive officer; to provide for a commission chairperson to be elected at large; to shorten certain terms of office; to provide for elections and new terms of office; to provide for term limits; to provide for a county manager; to provide for related matters; to provide for a referendum and effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

DeKalb County; change the composition of the governing authority

Sen. Francis Millar [R]

Rep. Wendell Willard [R]

2016-02-29 - Senate - Senate Vote #530 (Y: 16 N: 36 NV: 3 Abs: 1) [FAIL]
2016-02-26 - Senate - Senate Vote #522 (Y: 14 N: 36 NV: 1 Abs: 5) [FAIL]
2016-02-26 - Senate - Senate Vote #523 (Y: 36 N: 15 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-03-16	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2016-03-08	House	House Withdrawn, Recommitted
2016-03-07	House	House Second Readers
2016-03-02	House	House First Readers
2016-02-29	Senate	Senate Reconsidered Lost
2016-02-26	Senate	Senate Notice to Reconsider
2016-02-26	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted
2016-02-26	Senate	Senate Third Read
2016-02-18	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2016-02-17	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2016-02-16	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2016-02-15	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/48415
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/157444
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/159064
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/159067
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/160994
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/48415#14107
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/48415#14106
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/48415#14145