SB 137 - Towns County Commissioner's Office; board; reconstitute; revise; restate laws

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Current Status

05/10/05 - Senate Date Signed by Governor

First Reader Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create the office of Commissioner of Towns County, approved March 14, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 4130), as amended, so as to reconstitute the board of commissioners of Towns County and revise and restate the law relating to the board; to provide for continuation in office of the present sole county commissioner; to provide for the establishment of commissioner districts; to provide for the election and terms of office for subsequent members; to provide for filling vacancies; to provide for the powers, duties, and authority of the chairperson and members of the board; to provide for related matters; to provide for submission of this Act for preclearance under the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Votes

Electronically Recorded Votes
Date Time Vote No Yeas Nays NV Exc Description
02/14/05 01:54 PM Senate Vote #56 052 000 002 002 LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR
03/24/05 10:47 AM House Vote #382 134 001 039 006 Local Calendar
03/31/05 01:57 PM House Vote #499 130 000 045 005 Local Calendar

Status History

Bill History
Date Action
02/08/2005 Senate Read and Referred
02/14/2005 Senate Committee Favorably Reported
02/14/2005 Senate Passed/Adopted
02/15/2005 House First Readers
02/16/2005 House Second Readers
03/24/2005 House Committee Favorably Reported
03/24/2005 House Third Readers
03/24/2005 House Passed/Adopted
03/29/2005 Senate Agrees House Amend or Sub
03/31/2005 House Agree Senate Amend or Sub
04/13/2005 Senate Sent to Governor
05/10/2005 Senate Date Signed by Governor
05/10/2005 Act 388
05/10/2005 Effective Date

Footnotes

3/29/05 Senate agrees to House substitute as amended by Senate
3/31/05 House Agrees to Senate Amendment to House Substitute