Alcoholic beverages; sales on Sunday during Saint Patrick's Day holiday period; change certain provisions
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 3-3-7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local authorization and regulation of sales of alcoholic beverages on Sunday, so as to change certain provisions relating to such sales on Sunday during the St. Patrick's Day holiday period; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2015
Committee Review
Mar 2015
House Passage
Mar 2015
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 11, 2015
Last action Mar 3, 2015
Floor votes · House Mar 2, 2015
How they voted
104–11
Passed · 20 other
Total votes 135
Mar 2, 2015
D
Democratic44
77% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican90
76% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Mar 3, 2015
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 2, 2015
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Feb 25, 2015
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Feb 19, 2015
Committee
House Withdrawn, Recommitted
lower
Feb 18, 2015
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill Hitchens
RRepublican
P
Bob Bryant
DDemocratic
P
J. Craig Gordon
DDemocratic
P
Jesse Petrea
RRepublican
P
Ron Stephens
RRepublican
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