Georgia House Bill 695 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Passed on July 29 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-07-29 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to incorporate the City of Brookhaven in DeKalb County, approved April 16, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 5527), as amended, so as to increase the term limit of the mayor; to repeal expired provisions related to election of mayor and councilmembers during the first four years of the city's existence; to provide for the filling of vacancies in the offices of mayor and councilmembers of more than 12 months; to provide for the filling of vacancies in the offices of mayor and councilmembers of less than 12 months; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Brookhaven, City of; increase term limit of mayor

Rep. Matthew Wilson [D]	Rep. Mary Oliver [D]	Rep. Viola Davis [D]	Rep. Michele Henson [D]
Rep. Karen Bennett [D]	Rep. Billy Mitchell [D]

2020-06-26 - Senate - Senate Vote #794 (Y: 47 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2020-06-25 - House - House Vote #758 (Y: 154 N: 0 NV: 6 Abs: 20) [PASS]
2019-04-02 - Senate - Senate Vote #374 (Y: 48 N: 1 NV: 7 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-03-28 - House - House Vote #310 (Y: 152 N: 5 NV: 17 Abs: 5) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-07-29		Effective Date
2020-07-29		Act 523
2020-07-29	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2020-06-30	House	House Sent to Governor
2020-06-26	Senate	Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
2020-06-25	House	House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended
2019-04-02	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2019-03-29	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2019-03-29	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2019-03-28	House	House Passed/Adopted
2019-03-28	House	House Third Readers
2019-03-28	House	House Committee Favorably Reported
2019-03-26	House	House Second Readers
2019-03-25	House	House First Readers
2019-03-25	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/56272
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/185947
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/186971
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/195300
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/56272#17040
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/56272#17264
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/56272#17971
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/56272#18060