HB 1480 - Dodge County; board of commissioners; change terms of office
Current Status
05/01/08 - House Date Signed by Governor First Reader Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the office of commissioner of Dodge County, approved August 19, 1912 (Ga. L. 1912, p. 367), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 21, 1997 (Ga. L. 1997, p. 4417), as amended, so as to change the terms of office of the members of the board of commissioners and provide for staggered terms; to provide that the members of the board elected from commissioner districts shall be elected by a majority vote of the electors voting within their respective commissioner districts; to provide that the chairperson shall be elected by a majority vote of the electors of the entire county voting in an election for such office; to provide for related matters; to require submission of this Act pursuant to the Federal Voting Rights Act of 1965; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Votes
Electronically Recorded Votes| Date | Time | Vote No | Yeas | Nays | NV | Exc | Description |
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| 03/31/2008 | 1:23PM | House Vote #896 | 149 | 000 | 025 | 006 | Local Calendar without HB 1476 |
| 04/04/2008 | 11:11AM | Senate Vote #954 | 043 | 000 | 008 | 005 | LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR |
Status History
Bill History| Date | Action |
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| 03/27/2008 | House First Readers |
| 03/28/2008 | House Second Readers |
| 03/31/2008 | House Committee Favorably Reported |
| 03/31/2008 | House Third Readers |
| 03/31/2008 | House Passed/Adopted |
| 03/31/2008 | House Immediately Transmitted to Senate |
| 04/01/2008 | Senate Read and Referred |
| 04/04/2008 | Senate Committee Favorably Reported |
| 04/04/2008 | Senate Passed/Adopted |
| 04/17/2008 | House Sent to Governor |
| 05/01/2008 | House Date Signed by Governor |
| 05/01/2008 | Act 407 |
| 05/01/2008 | Effective Date |
