Georgia Senate Bill 420 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Passed on May 3 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-07-01 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions applicable to counties, so as to require referendum approval prior to the expenditure of public funds for the establishment of a fixed guideway transit; to provide for definitions; to provide for submission of the question to qualified voters; to provide for ballot language; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Local Government; require referendum approval prior to the expenditure of public funds; establishment of a fixed guideway transit

Sen. Lindsey Tippins [R]	Sen. Judson Hill [R]	Sen. Renee Unterman [R]	Sen. Burt Jones [R]
Sen. Bruce Thompson [R]	Sen. Ed Setzler [R]

2016-03-24 - Senate - Senate Vote #795 (Y: 39 N: 13 NV: 3 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2016-03-22 - House - House Vote #788 (Y: 163 N: 3 NV: 7 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2016-02-29 - Senate - Senate Vote #551 (Y: 34 N: 16 NV: 3 Abs: 3) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-07-01		Effective Date
2016-05-03		Act 624
2016-05-03	Senate	Senate Date Signed by Governor
2016-04-04	Senate	Senate Sent to Governor
2016-03-24	Senate	Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
2016-03-22	House	House Passed/Adopted As Amended
2016-03-22	House	House Third Readers
2016-03-14	House	House Committee Favorably Reported
2016-03-07	House	House Second Readers
2016-03-02	House	House First Readers
2016-02-29	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2016-02-29	Senate	Senate Third Read
2016-02-29	Senate	Senate Taken from Table
2016-02-26	Senate	Senate Tabled
2016-02-25	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2016-02-24	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2016-02-23	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2016-02-23	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/48718
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/158446
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/158596
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/159164
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/159260
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/161140
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/162458
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/48718#14166
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/48718#14455
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/48718#14591