Danielsville, City of; provide for staggered, four-year terms for mayor and council
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Danielsville, approved March 27, 1998 (Ga. L. 1998, p. 3632), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 9, 1999 (Ga. L. 1999, p. 3714), so as to provide for staggered, four-year terms for the mayor and council; to provide that the city clerk may serve as the city treasurer; to provide that the municipal judge shall be a licensed attorney; to provide that the office of elected officials of the city shall be vacated under certain circumstances; to provide for related matters; to provide for submission under Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2013
Committee Review
Mar 2013
House Passage
Mar 2013
Senate Passage
Mar 2013
Signed into Law
Apr 2013
Introduced Mar 7, 2013
Signed Apr 30, 2013
Floor votes · House Mar 13, 2013
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Apr 30, 2013
Signed into law
Act 117
upper
Apr 30, 2013
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 20, 2013
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 20, 2013
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Mar 14, 2013
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 13, 2013
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Mar 13, 2013
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Tom McCall
RRepublican
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