HB 788 Georgia House · 2023-2024 Regular Session

Blackshear, City of; city council; decrease size to five members; provisions

Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Blackshear, approved March 19, 1993 (Ga. L. 1993, p. 4091), as amended, so as to decrease the size of the city council from six to five members; to update provisions relating to elections, meetings, organization, and voting of the city council; to change the description of the council districts; to revise provisions relating to city rules and regulations related to employees; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
House Passage
Mar 2023
Senate Passage
Mar 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Mar 20, 2023 Signed May 3, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Mar 29, 2023 · House Mar 23, 2023

How they voted

460
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 50
Mar 29, 2023
D Democratic21
20 Yea 1
95% Yea
R Republican29
26 Yea 3
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
13
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 3, 2023
Signed into law
Act 324
upper
May 3, 2023
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 29, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 29, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Mar 23, 2023
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Mar 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Mar 20, 2023
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Steven Meeks
Steven Meeks
RRepublican
GA
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