HB 899 - County Chief Executive Officer Accountability Act; enact

Committees

Current Status

02/08/08 - House Withdrawn, Recommitted

First Reader Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to organization of county government, so as to provide a short title; to provide that the General Assembly may create chief executive officer/county commission forms of government for county governing authorities; to limit the powers of the chief executive officer in such form of government; to provide for an exception for existing chief executive officer/county commission forms of government; to provide for a referendum to make existing chief executive officer/county commission forms subject to such limitation; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Status History

Bill History
DateAction
11/16/2007House Prefiled
01/15/2008House First Readers
01/16/2008House Second Readers
02/08/2008House Withdrawn, Recommitted

Footnotes

2/8/2008 Withdrawn from Governmental Affairs and recommitted to Judiciary