SB 249 Georgia Senate · 2013-2014 Regular Session

Holly Springs, City of; election of councilmembers from wards

Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Holly Springs, approved March 18, 1980 (Ga. L. 1980, p. 3281), as amended, particularly by that Act approved April 13, 2001 (Ga. L. 2001, p. 3679), so as to provide for the election of councilmembers from wards; to provide that such officers shall be elected by plurality vote of the electors of the city at large; to provide for submission for preclearance 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
Senate Passage
Mar 2013
House Passage
Mar 2013
Signed into Law
Apr 2013
Introduced Mar 7, 2013 Signed Apr 24, 2013
Floor votes · Senate Mar 14, 2013

How they voted

290
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 37
Mar 14, 2013
D Democratic9
7 Yea 2
77% Yea
R Republican28
22 Yea 6
78% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
13
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Apr 24, 2013
Signed into law
Act 52
upper
Apr 24, 2013
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Mar 25, 2013
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Mar 25, 2013
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Mar 14, 2013
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 14, 2013
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Mar 11, 2013
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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