Dalton, City of; provide new charter
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Dalton in Whitfield County, Georgia; to provide for incorporation, boundaries, and powers of the city; to provide for a municipal court and the judge or judges thereof; to provide for practices and procedures; to provide for taxation and fees; to provide for franchises, service charges, and assessments; to provide for bonded and other indebtedness; to provide for accounting and budgeting; to provide for the sale of property; to provide for penalties; to provide for an independent school system; to provide for public utilities; to provide for definitions and construction; to provide for fire and police departments and chiefs thereof; to provide for related matters; to provide for prior ordinances and pending matters; to repeal specific Acts; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Feb 12, 2024
Signed May 1, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 29, 2024 · House Feb 20, 2024
How they voted
40–0
Passed · 10 other
Total votes 50
Feb 29, 2024
D
Democratic21
71% Yea
R
Republican29
86% 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
May 1, 2024
Signed into law
Act 528
upper
May 1, 2024
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 21, 2024
Introduced
House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
lower
Feb 29, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Feb 29, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Feb 21, 2024
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Feb 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Feb 12, 2024
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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