Echols County; Board of Commissioners; increase size
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act revising, superseding, and consolidating the laws creating and governing the Board of Commissioners of Echols County, approved February 3, 1953 (Ga. L. 1953, Jan.-Feb. Sess., p. 2054), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 27, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 4575), so as to increase the size of the board of commissioners; to provide for residency requirements; to provide for the description of the commissioner districts and posts; to define certain terms and provide for certain inclusions; to provide for election of members; to provide for initial terms; to provide for continuation in office of current members; to provide for related matters; to provide effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2022
Committee Review
Apr 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Apr 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Mar 25, 2022
Signed Apr 11, 2022
Floor votes · House Mar 29, 2022
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Apr 11, 2022
Signed into law
Act 589
upper
Apr 11, 2022
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Apr 1, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Apr 1, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Mar 29, 2022
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 29, 2022
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Mar 29, 2022
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
John Corbett
RRepublican
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