Port Wentworth, City of; change the description of the council districts
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act incorporating the City of Port Wentworth, approved February 6, 1957 (Ga. L. 1957, p. 2003), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 12, 2008 (Ga. L. 2008, p. 3734), and an Act approved May 6, 2009 (Ga. L. 2009, p. 3564), so as to change the description of the council districts; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for manner of election; to provide for the continuation in office of current members; to provide for the submission of this Act for preclearance under Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended; to provide for related matters; 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
May 2013
Introduced Mar 12, 2013
Signed May 6, 2013
Floor votes · Senate Mar 21, 2013
How they voted
32–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 37
Mar 21, 2013
D
Democratic9
66% Yea
R
Republican28
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 6, 2013
Signed into law
Act 232
upper
May 6, 2013
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Mar 26, 2013
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Mar 26, 2013
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Mar 21, 2013
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 21, 2013
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Mar 13, 2013
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Lester Jackson
DDemocratic
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