State Government; provide that Georgia shall be a"Purple Heart State"
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 3 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to other state symbols, so as to provide that Georgia shall be a "Purple Heart State"; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2013
Committee Review
Mar 2014
Senate Passage
Mar 2014
House Passage
Mar 2014
Signed into Law
Apr 2014
Introduced Mar 28, 2013
Signed Apr 26, 2014
Floor votes · Senate Mar 3, 2014
How they voted
33–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 36
Mar 3, 2014
D
Democratic9
100% Yea
R
Republican27
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Apr 26, 2014
Signed into law
Act 630
upper
Apr 26, 2014
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Mar 20, 2014
Introduced
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
upper
Mar 18, 2014
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Mar 12, 2014
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Mar 3, 2014
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Feb 25, 2014
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Mar 28, 2013
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Curt Thompson
DDemocratic
P
Ed Harbison
DDemocratic
P
Hunter Hill
RRepublican
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