Richmond County and the City of Augusta; mayor shall be a full voting member of the commission; provide
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for the consolidation of Richmond County and the City of Augusta, approved March 27, 1995 (Ga. L. 1995, p. 3648), as amended, so as to provide that the mayor shall be a full voting member of the commission; to provide for the effective dates of ordinances and resolutions; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to provide for mandatory execution of election and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
Senate Passage
Mar 2023
House Passage
Mar 2023
Signed into Law
Apr 2023
Introduced Feb 22, 2023
Signed Apr 19, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Mar 6, 2023 · House Mar 14, 2023
How they voted
29–20
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 50
Mar 6, 2023
D
Democratic21
95% Nay
R
Republican29
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
6
Committee
4
Apr 19, 2023
Signed into law
Act 17
upper
Apr 19, 2023
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Mar 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Mar 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Mar 6, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Feb 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 27, 2023
Committee
Senate Withdrawn & Recommitted
upper
Feb 23, 2023
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 22, 2023
Introduced
Senate Hopper
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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