HR 1161 Georgia House · 2013-2014 Regular Session

District attorney; active-status member of State Bar of Georgia from three to seven years; increase - CA

Summary

A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to increase from three years to seven years the time for which a district attorney shall have been an active-status member of the State Bar of Georgia; to provide that any district attorney holding office on January 1, 2015, shall continue to be eligible to hold such office; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2014

Committee Review

Mar 2014

House Passage

Feb 2014

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 27, 2014 Last action Mar 13, 2014

Floor votes · House Feb 21, 2014

How they voted

104–21

Passed · 9 other

Total votes 134

Feb 21, 2014

D Democratic45

37 Yea 5 Nay 3

82% Yea

I Independent1

1 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican88

66 Yea 16 Nay 6

75% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Mar 13, 2014

Upper · Passed

Senate Committee Unfavorably Reported

upper

Feb 24, 2014

Committee

Senate Read and Referred

upper

Feb 21, 2014

Lower · Passed

House Passed/Adopted By Substitute

lower

Feb 6, 2014

Lower · Passed

House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

lower

3 primary · 0 co-sponsors