Professions and businesses; certain boxing, wrestling, and martial art associations and federations; change certain provisions
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to professions and businesses, so as to change certain provisions relating to certain boxing, wrestling, and martial art associations and federations; to revise a definition; to change the applicability of certain provisions as to matches, contests, or exhibitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 27, 2023
Last action Feb 29, 2024
Floor votes · House Feb 27, 2024
How they voted
141–1
Passed · 10 other
Total votes 152
Feb 27, 2024
D
Democratic64
89% Yea
R
Republican88
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Feb 29, 2024
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Feb 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Feb 27, 2023
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Alan Powell
RRepublican
P
Brent Cox
RRepublican
P
Dale Washburn
RRepublican
P
Demetrius Douglas
DDemocratic
P
Rick Jasperse
RRepublican
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