HB 218 - Georgia Ports Authority; employees; power of arrest; peace officers; require

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Current Status

01/14/08 - Senate Committed- Vetoed

First Reader Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 52-2-10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the application of traffic laws and enforcement by security guards employed with the Georgia Ports Authority, so as to require that those employees of the authority who are authorized to exercise the powers of arrest shall be certified peace officers subject to the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Votes

Electronically Recorded Votes
DateTimeVote NoYeasNaysNVExcDescription
03/20/200711:11AMHouse Vote #153152000022006PASS
04/10/20072:25PMSenate Vote #262045001004006PASSAGE
01/14/200810:58AMHouse Vote #483159014001006OVERRIDE VETO

Status History

Bill History
DateAction
01/31/2007House First Readers
02/01/2007House Second Readers
02/13/2007House Committee Favorably Reported
02/28/2007House Withdrawn, Recommitted
02/28/2007House Committee Favorably Reported
03/20/2007House Third Readers
03/20/2007House Passed/Adopted
03/27/2007Senate Read and Referred
03/29/2007Senate Committee Favorably Reported
03/30/2007Senate Read Second Time
04/10/2007Senate Third Read
04/10/2007Senate Passed/Adopted
04/27/2007House Sent to Governor
05/30/2007House Date Signed by Governor
05/30/2007Veto V12
01/14/2008House Overrides Governor's Veto
01/14/2008Senate Committed

Footnotes

2/13/2007 Favorably Reported in House
2/28/2007 Recommitted to PS&HS by Rules
2/28/2007 Favorably Reported by Substitute in House (LC 35 0531S)
3/27/2007 Read and Referred to Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee in Senate
1/14/2008 House votes to override Governor veto
1/14/2008 Immediately transmitted to Senate
1/14/08 Veto override referred to Rules committee in Senate
5/19/2008 Veto number 12 from 2007