Accountants; provide for powers and actions granted to other licensing boards; provisions
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to accountants, so as to provide for powers and actions granted to other licensing boards; to revise and add definitions; to provide that the State Board of Accountancy is administratively attached to the State Accounting Office; to change provisions relating to foreign registered accountants; to change the standard of proof; to provide for confidentiality of certain information; to amend Chapter 5B of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the State Accounting Office, so as to remove the State Board of Accountancy as a division of the State Accounting office; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2015
Committee Review
Mar 2015
House Passage
Feb 2015
Senate Passage
Mar 2015
Signed into Law
May 2015
Introduced Feb 9, 2015
Signed May 5, 2015
Floor votes · House Feb 24, 2015
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Amendments
2
May 5, 2015
Signed into law
Act 59
upper
May 5, 2015
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Apr 2, 2015
Introduced
Senate Receded from Amend or Sub
upper
Mar 25, 2015
Introduced
House Disagreed Senate Amend or Sub
lower
Mar 23, 2015
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted As Amended
upper
Mar 13, 2015
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 25, 2015
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 24, 2015
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Feb 18, 2015
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
David Knight
RRepublican
P
David Wilkerson
DDemocratic
P
Howard Mosby
DDemocratic
P
John Carson
RRepublican
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