Board of Commissioners of Fulton County; future elections for the office of county commissioner shall be nonpartisan elections; provide
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Fulton County, approved December 3, 1880 (Ga. L. 1880-81, p. 508), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 29, 1973 (Ga. L. 1973, p. 2462), so as to provide that future elections for the office of county commissioner shall be nonpartisan elections; to provide for continuation in office of current members; to provide for related matters; to provide a contingent effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
House Passage
Feb 2022
Signed into Law
Mar 2022
Introduced Feb 2, 2022
Signed Mar 2, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 8, 2022
How they voted
49–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 51
Feb 8, 2022
D
Democratic19
94% Yea
R
Republican32
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Mar 2, 2022
Signed into law
Act 535
upper
Mar 2, 2022
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Feb 24, 2022
Introduced
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
upper
Feb 17, 2022
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Feb 15, 2022
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Feb 8, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Feb 8, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 2, 2022
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brandon Beach
RRepublican
P
John Albers
RRepublican
P
Kay Kirkpatrick
RRepublican
P
Matt Brass
RRepublican
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