HB 36 - Municipal corporations; creation; revise provisions

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Committees

Current Status

04/15/05 - House Date Signed by Governor

First Reader Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to revise provisions of law relating to creation of new municipal corporations; to amend Chapter 31 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., relating to incorporation of municipal corporations, so as to eliminate certain minimum distance requirements; to provide that new municipal corporations shall have a minimum amount of time to arrange for service delivery; to provide that the Attorney General shall seek federal Voting Rights Act preclearances required in connection with new incorporations; to provide for the authorization and regulation of alcoholic beverage sales in new municipalities under certain circumstances; to amend Code Section 48-8-89.1 of the O.C.G.A., relating to distribution of joint county and municipal local option sales tax with respect to new qualified municipalities; to provide for other related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Votes

Electronically Recorded Votes
Date Time Vote No Yeas Nays NV Exc Description
03/10/05 05:26 PM House Vote #197 124 037 010 009 PASS
03/21/05 06:50 PM Senate Vote #313 049 003 003 001 ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT #1 BY SENATOR FROM THE 32ND TO COMMITTEE SUB
03/21/05 06:52 PM Senate Vote #314 016 037 002 001 ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT #2 BY SENATOR FROM THE 39TH TO COMMITTEE SUB
03/21/05 06:53 PM Senate Vote #315 020 033 002 001 ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT #3 BY SENATOR FROM THE 39TH TO COMMITTEE SUB
03/21/05 06:54 PM Senate Vote #316 021 032 002 001 ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT #4 BY SENATOR FROM THE 38TH TO COMMITTEE SUB
03/21/05 06:57 PM Senate Vote #317 043 010 002 001 PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE
03/31/05 09:01 PM Senate Vote #562 035 014 004 003 ADOPT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT
03/31/05 12:55 PM House Vote #496 119 031 026 004 ADOPT CCR

Status History

Bill History
Date Action
12/28/2004 House Prefiled
01/24/2005 House First Readers
01/25/2005 House Second Readers
03/03/2005 House Committee Favorably Reported
03/10/2005 House Third Readers
03/10/2005 House Passed/Adopted
03/11/2005 Senate Read and Referred
03/15/2005 Senate Committee Favorably Reported
03/17/2005 Senate Read Second Time
03/21/2005 Senate Third Read
03/21/2005 Senate Passed/Adopted
03/22/2005 House Disagrees Senate Amend/Sub
03/22/2005 Senate Insists
03/22/2005 House Insists
03/22/2005 House Conference Committee Appointed
03/24/2005 Senate Conference Committee Appointed
03/31/2005 House Conference Committee Report Adopted
03/31/2005 Senate Conference Committee Report Adopted
04/08/2005 House Sent to Governor
04/15/2005 House Date Signed by Governor
04/15/2005 Act 34
04/15/2005 Effective Date

Footnotes

3/24/05 Senate Conferees: 56, 37, 48