Downtown Development Authorities; undertake projects; reducing energy or water consumption; renewable resources
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 36-42-8 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to powers of downtown development authorities generally, so as to provide that downtown development authorities may undertake projects regarding reducing energy or water consumption on property or installing an improvement to property that produces energy from renewable resources within the territorial boundaries of the municipality; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2013
Committee Review
Mar 2013
Senate Passage
Mar 2013
House Passage
Mar 2013
Signed into Law
May 2013
Introduced Feb 28, 2013
Signed May 6, 2013
Floor votes · Senate Mar 7, 2013
How they voted
25–5
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 37
Mar 7, 2013
D
Democratic9
44% Yea
R
Republican28
75% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 6, 2013
Signed into law
Act 231
upper
May 6, 2013
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Mar 26, 2013
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Mar 22, 2013
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Mar 7, 2013
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 4, 2013
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Mar 1, 2013
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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