HB 794 Georgia House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Clayton County; Board of Commissioners; code of ethics and board of ethics; revise and update provisions

Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Clayton County Board of Commissioners, approved February 8, 1955 (Ga. L. 1955, p. 2064), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 6, 2024 (Ga. L. 2024, p. 4178), so as to revise and update provisions relating to the code of ethics and the board of ethics; to provide for administrative and support services; to provide for budgetary independence of such board; to provide for returns to grand jury; to provide for examination and approval and failure of such returns; to provide for employment of ethics officer and ethics administrator; to provide for hearings; to provide for petitions; to provide for referral of potential criminal activity to law enforcement; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Mar 18, 2025 Signed May 13, 2025
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LC 47 3355/a HB 794/AP* · 3 edits
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The bill text shows minor formatting and versioning updates rather than substantive policy changes. The primary modifications include updating the bill title to indicate it has passed both chambers of the legislature and adjusting the LC number to reflect the amended version. These are administrative updates tracking the bill's legislative journey.
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Bill title updated to show it has passed both House and Senate, indicating the bill has completed its legislative process.

LC number updated from LC 47 3355 to LC 47 3355/AP to reflect the amended version status.

Page numbering and formatting markers updated to reflect the new version of the document.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 31, 2025 · House Mar 27, 2025

How they voted

470
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 55
Mar 31, 2025
D Democratic22
18 Yea 4
81% Yea
R Republican33
29 Yea 4
87% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
13
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 13, 2025
Signed into law
Act 232
upper
May 13, 2025
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Mar 28, 2025
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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