SB 372 - Local Government; provide for the establishment of ethics panels
Current Status
02/20/08 - House Second ReadersFirst Reader Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local government, so as to provide for the establishment of ethics panels by elected local governing bodies of counties and municipalities and local school systems; to provide for establishment by ordinance or resolution; to provide for minimum jurisdiction, standards, and procedures; to provide for compulsory process; to provide for practice and procedure and appeals; to provide for reporting of compliance and withholding of state funds for noncompliance; to provide for civil remedies and penalties to be imposed by the State Ethics Commission in the case of nonperformance of duties by a local ethics commission; to provide for other related matters; 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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| 02/14/2008 | 10:27AM | Senate Vote #567 | 046 | 000 | 005 | 005 | PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE |
Status History
Bill History| Date | Action |
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| 01/29/2008 | Senate Read and Referred |
| 02/08/2008 | Senate Committee Favorably Reported |
| 02/11/2008 | Senate Read Second Time |
| 02/14/2008 | Senate Third Read |
| 02/14/2008 | Senate Passed/Adopted |
| 02/19/2008 | House First Readers |
| 02/20/2008 | House Second Readers |
