Georgia House Bill 820 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)
Status: Passed on August 5 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-01-01 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 2 of Title 32 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to officers in the Department of Transportation, so as to provide for state investment in railways and railroad facilities and equipment; to provide for a definition; to provide that the commissioner of transportation may administer a Georgia Freight Railroad Program; to provide for subprograms within such program; to provide for annual reporting; to provide for standards for expenditure of funds; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Transportation, Department of; state investment in railways and railroad facilities and equipment; provide

Rep. Kevin Tanner [R]	Rep. Calvin Smyre [D]	Rep. Kasey Carpenter [R]	Rep. Tom McCall [R]
Rep. Alan Powell [R]	Sen. Steve Gooch [R]

2020-06-17 - Senate - Senate Vote #647 (Y: 54 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2020-02-24 - House - House Vote #475 (Y: 162 N: 1 NV: 4 Abs: 13) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-01		Effective Date
2020-08-05		Act 593
2020-08-05	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2020-06-29	House	House Sent to Governor
2020-06-17	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted
2020-06-17	Senate	Senate Third Read
2020-03-05	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2020-03-04	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2020-02-25	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2020-02-24	House	House Passed/Adopted
2020-02-24	House	House Third Readers
2020-01-31	House	House Committee Favorably Reported
2020-01-29	House	House Second Readers
2020-01-28	House	House First Readers
2020-01-27	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/56853
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/188408
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/194378
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/56853#17408
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/56853#17776