Rockdale County; board of commissioners; increase the board of commissioners to five members
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a board of commissioners for Rockdale County, approved March 4, 1977 (Ga. L. 1977, p. 2817), as amended, so as to increase the board of commissioners to five members; to revise the office of chairperson; to provide for initial terms of office; to provide for a county manager; to revise provisions related to the powers and duties of the board of commissioners, chairperson, and county manager; to provide for continuation in office of current members; to provide for related matters; 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 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 21, 2025
Signed May 14, 2025
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The bill text was updated to reflect its final passage status, changing the header from 'As Passed Senate' to 'As Passed' and removing the 'A BILL TO BE ENTITLED' placeholder. This indicates the bill has completed the Senate passage stage and is now in its final form for the next legislative steps.
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Header text was updated from 'AS PASSED SENATE' to 'AS PASSED' to reflect the bill's current legislative status after Senate approval.
The line 'A BILL TO BE ENTITLED' was removed as it is no longer needed once the bill has been formally passed by the Senate.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 28, 2025 · House Mar 13, 2025
How they voted
50–1
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 55
Feb 28, 2025
D
Democratic22
95% Yea
R
Republican33
87% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
5
Committee
3
May 14, 2025
Vetoed
Veto V7
upper
May 14, 2025
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Feb 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Feb 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 24, 2025
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 21, 2025
Introduced
Senate Hopper
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Tonya Anderson
DDemocratic
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