Bill Text: GA HB559 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Public Service Commission; election of members; provide
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-02-26 - House Second Readers [HB559 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2009-HB559-Introduced.html
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4600
House
Bill 559
By:
Representatives Murphy of the
120th,
Powell of the
29th,
Heard of the
114th,
Howard of the
121st,
Stephens of the
164th,
and others
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated, relating to organization and members of the Public Service
Commission, so as to provide for the election of members of the Public Service
Commission by the electors of their respective districts only; to provide for
related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Article
1 of Chapter 2 of Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to organization and members of the Public Service Commission, is amended by
revising subsections (a) and (b) of Code Section 46-2-1, relating to election of
Commissioners, as follows:
"(a)
The Georgia Public Service Commission shall consist of five members to be
elected as provided in this Code section. The members in office on January 1,
2000
2010,
and any member appointed or elected to fill a vacancy in such membership prior
to the expiration of a term of office shall continue to serve out their
respective terms of office. As terms of office expire, new members elected to
the commission shall be required to be residents of one of five Public Service
Commission Districts as hereafter
provided,
but each member of the commission
and
shall be elected
state
wide by the qualified voters of
this
state
their
respective districts who are entitled to
vote for members of the General Assembly. Except as otherwise provided in this
Code section, the election shall be held under the same rules and regulations as
apply to the election of Governor. The Commissioners, who shall give their
entire time to the duties of their offices, shall be elected at the general
election next preceding the expiration of the terms of office of the respective
incumbents. Their terms of office shall be six years and shall expire on
December 31.
(b)
In order to be elected as a member of the commission from a Public Service
Commission District, a person
must
shall
have resided in that district for at least 12 months prior to election thereto.
A person elected as a member of the commission from a Public Service Commission
District by
the voters of Georgia must
shall
continue to reside in that district during the person's term of office or that
office shall thereupon become vacant."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.