Georgia Senate Bill 494 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Passed on March 20 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-03-20 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for the unification of the existing governments of the City of Athens and Clarke County and providing a charter for the unified government of Athens-Clarke County, approved March 2, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, p. 3560), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 25, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 4246), so as to change the composition and description of the districts from which the members of the Commission of Athens-Clarke County are elected; to provide for terms of office and manner of election; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for the manner of redistricting; to provide for the submission of this Act for preclearance pursuant to Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended; to provide for an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Commission of Athens-Clarke County; change the composition and description of the districts

Sen. Bill Cowsert [R]

Sen. Frank Ginn [R]

2012-03-12 - House - House Vote #683 - Local Calendar (Y: 127 N: 31 NV: 10 Abs: 12) [PASS]
2012-02-29 - Senate - Senate Vote #550 - Supplemental Local Consent Calendar (Y: 46 N: 6 NV: 2 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-03-20		Effective Date
2012-03-20		Act 409
2012-03-20		Senate Date Signed by Governor
2012-03-20		Senate Sent to Governor
2012-03-12		House Passed/Adopted
2012-03-12		House Third Readers
2012-03-12		House Committee Favorably Reported
2012-03-07		House Second Readers
2012-03-05		House First Readers
2012-02-29		Senate Passed/Adopted
2012-02-29		Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2012-02-27		Senate Read and Referred

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/36614
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/versions/sb494_As_introduced_LC_28_6174_2.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/versions/sb494_As_passed_Senate_3.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/versions/sb494_SB494_APP_4.htm
Roll Call	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/votes/sv0550.htm
Roll Call	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/votes/hv0683.htm