Georgia House Bill 479 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Passed on May 5 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-05-05 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to create the City of Forsyth Convention and Visitors Bureau Authority as a public body corporate and politic, a political subdivision of the state, and a public corporation, to have the responsibility and authority to promote tourism, trade, and conventions in the City of Forsyth, Georgia; to provide for creation and organization of the authority; to provide for a purpose; to provide for powers, duties, and authority; to provide for a board of directors, membership, terms of office, and removal from office; to provide for an executive director and his or her duties and powers; to provide for meetings; to limit liability; to provide for a budget and finances; to provide for oversight; to provide that the city not be bound; to provide definitions; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

The City of Forsyth Convention and Visitors Bureau Authority; enact

Rep. Robert Dickey [R]

Rep. Allen Peake [R]

2015-03-19 - Senate - Senate Vote #166 (Y: 48 N: 3 NV: 2 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2015-03-03 - House - House Vote #104 (Y: 154 N: 0 NV: 12 Abs: 14) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-05-05		Effective Date
2015-05-05		Act 69
2015-05-05	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2015-04-06	House	House Sent to Governor
2015-03-19	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted
2015-03-19	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2015-03-04	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2015-03-03	House	House Passed/Adopted
2015-03-03	House	House Third Readers
2015-03-03	House	House Committee Favorably Reported
2015-02-26	House	House Second Readers
2015-02-25	House	House First Readers
2015-02-24	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/44158
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/149141
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/151756
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/44158#12305
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/44158#12566