Georgia Senate Bill 49 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-01-15 - Senate Read and Referred
Pending: Senate Ethics Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., relating to ethics in government, so as to revise the "Ethics in Government Act"; to change the name of the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission to the Georgia Ethics Commission; to reconstitute the membership of the commission; to change the appointing authority of the commission; to clarify eligibility of commission members; to change provisions relating to the powers and duties of the commission; to provide a time frame for concluding investigations of alleged violations of the chapter; to provide a funding source for the commission; to remove certain dedications of fees; to amend Title 45 of the O.C.G.A., relating to public officers and employees, so as to correct cross-references; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

"Ethics in Government Act"; revise; change name to Georgia Ethics Commission

Sen. Jason Carter [D]	Sen. Vincent Fort [D]	Sen. Horacena Tate [D]	Sen. Valencia Seay [D]
Sen. Curt Thompson [D]	Sen. Gloria Butler [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-01-15	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2013-01-14	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/37845
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20132014/128250