Georgia Senate Bill 59

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 19-0)
Status: Passed on March 29 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-03-29 - Effective Date 2023-03-29
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 12 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Governor, so as to establish the Office of the Inspector General; to provide for definitions; to provide for duties; to provide certain powers; to provide procedures for the application of the duties and powers of such office; to provide a duty to report certain actions; to provide for employment of peace officers; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Governor; Office of the Inspector General; establish

Sen. Bo Hatchett [R]	Sen. John Kennedy [R]	Sen. Mike Hodges [R]	Sen. Russ Goodman [R]
Sen. Randy Robertson [R]	Sen. Chuck Hufstetler [R]	Sen. Michael Dugan [R]	Sen. Brian Strickland [R]
Sen. Marty Harbin [R]	Sen. Max Burns [R]	Sen. Shawn Still [R]	Sen. Shelly Echols [R]
Sen. Kay Kirkpatrick [R]	Sen. Chuck Payne [R]	Sen. Matt Brass [R]	Sen. Frank Ginn [R]
Sen. Clint Dixon [R]	Sen. Jason Anavitarte [R]	Rep. Soo Hong [R]

2023-03-20 - House - Passage: House Vote #254 (Y: 171 N: 2 NV: 1 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2023-02-15 - Senate - Passage: Senate Vote #48 (Y: 54 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-29		Effective Date 2023-03-29
2023-03-29		Act 5
2023-03-29	Senate	Senate Date Signed by Governor
2023-03-21	Senate	Senate Sent to Governor
2023-03-20	House	House Passed/Adopted
2023-03-20	House	House Third Readers
2023-03-15	House	House Committee Favorably Reported
2023-02-21	House	House Second Readers
2023-02-16	House	House First Readers
2023-02-15	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted
2023-02-15	Senate	Senate Third Read
2023-02-14	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2023-02-13	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2023-02-01	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2023-01-31	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/63805
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/213165
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/214810
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/218760
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/63805#20994
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/63805#21395