Housing Authorities; ability of city housing authorities to operate outside municipal boundaries without authorization; limit
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 8 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions for housing authorities, so as to limit the ability of city housing authorities to operate outside municipal boundaries without authorization; to revise a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Mar 2021
House Passage
Mar 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Feb 10, 2021
Signed May 4, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Mar 8, 2021
How they voted
30–11
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 47
Mar 8, 2021
D
Democratic18
55% Nay
R
Republican29
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
6
Committee
4
Amendments
1
May 4, 2021
Signed into law
Act 211
upper
May 4, 2021
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Mar 31, 2021
Introduced
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
upper
Mar 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Mar 23, 2021
Committee
House Withdrawn, Recommitted
lower
Mar 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Mar 8, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Feb 23, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 11, 2021
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
13 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill Cowsert
RRepublican
P
Billy Hickman
RRepublican
P
Bruce Thompson
RRepublican
P
Butch Miller
RRepublican
P
Carden Summers
RRepublican
P
Chuck Hufstetler
RRepublican
P
Dean Burke
RRepublican
P
Kay Kirkpatrick
RRepublican
P
Lee Anderson
RRepublican
P
Lindsey Tippins
RRepublican
P
Marty Harbin
RRepublican
P
Max Burns
RRepublican
P
Steve Gooch
RRepublican
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