SB 243 - Ethics in Government Act; change provisions
Current Status
03/29/07 - House Second ReadersFirst Reader Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., relating to elections and ethics, so as to substantially revise Chapter 5, the "Ethics in Government Act"; to change numerous provisions relating to the State Ethics Commission, campaign contributions and campaign finance disclosure, public official and candidate personal financial disclosures, and lobbyist regulation and disclosure; to define and redefine terms; to change provisions relating to the composition and operations of the commission; to provide for annual ethics training by the commission and require completion of training by certain elected officials and public officers; to change provisions relating to permissible and impermissible campaign contributions and expenditure and the reporting thereof; to provide for centralized electronic filing of reports; to provide 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 |
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| 03/27/2007 | 11:30AM | Senate Vote #173 | 032 | 024 | 000 | 000 | MOTION TO ENGROSS |
| 03/27/2007 | 3:42PM | Senate Vote #194 | 048 | 001 | 000 | 007 | PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE |
Status History
Bill History| Date | Action |
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| 02/28/2007 | Senate Read and Referred |
| 03/19/2007 | Senate Committee Favorably Reported |
| 03/20/2007 | Senate Read Second Time |
| 03/27/2007 | Senate Third Read |
| 03/27/2007 | Senate Passed/Adopted |
| 03/28/2007 | House First Readers |
| 03/29/2007 | House Second Readers |
