SB 393 - Pawnbrokers; restrict local governments' power; payment of any fee for transactions/hours of operation

Committees

Current Status

04/04/08 - House Third Reading Lost

First Reader Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Sections 44-12-135 and 44-12-136 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the effect of pawnbroker general laws on local laws and the supervision of pawnbrokers by municipalities, respectively, so as to restrict local governments' power to require the payment of any fee for pawnbroker transactions or restrict the hours of operation of pawnbrokers; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Votes

Electronically Recorded Votes
DateTimeVote NoYeasNaysNVExcDescription
02/13/200810:57AMSenate Vote #564051003002000PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE
03/31/20082:30PMHouse Vote #911118044013005RECOM
04/04/20089:42PMHouse Vote #1110065088021006PASS

Status History

Bill History
DateAction
02/01/2008Senate Read and Referred
02/08/2008Senate Committee Favorably Reported
02/11/2008Senate Read Second Time
02/13/2008Senate Third Read
02/13/2008Senate Passed/Adopted
02/14/2008House First Readers
02/19/2008House Second Readers
03/20/2008House Committee Favorably Reported
03/31/2008House Withdrawn, Recommitted
04/02/2008House Postponed
04/04/2008House Third Reading Lost

Footnotes

3/31/2008 Withdrawn from Rules Calendar and recommitted to Rules
4/2/2008 Postponed until 4/4/2008
4/4/2008 Structured Rule