DeKalb County; verification of ethics complaints; revise administrative procedures
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act revising, superseding, and consolidating the laws relating to the governing authority of DeKalb County and creating a chairman and board of commissioners of said county, approved March 8, 1956 (Ga. L. 1956, p. 3237), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 9, 1981 (Ga. L. 1981, p. 4304), an Act approved March 20, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, p. 3900), an Act approved April 13, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 6137), an Act approved May 12, 2015 (Ga. L. 2015, p. 3811), and an Act approved July 29, 2020 (Ga. L. 2020, p. 4069), so as to revise administrative procedures related to verification of ethics complaints; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 25, 2025
Last action Apr 2, 2025
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As introduced LC 47 3571
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The bill text was updated to reflect its passage through the Senate, adding the official status header 'AS PASSED SENATE' and reformatting the document title. This is primarily a procedural update rather than a substantive policy change.
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Added the header 'AS PASSED SENATE' to indicate the bill has been approved by the Senate chamber.
Removed blank lines and introductory formatting from the 'As introduced' version.
Reformatted the bill title section to match Senate passage conventions.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 31, 2025
How they voted
47–0
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 55
Mar 31, 2025
D
Democratic22
81% Yea
R
Republican33
87% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Mar 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Introduced
Senate Hopper
upper
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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