2023-2024 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

SB138: Office of Sheriff; procedure for filling vacancies; revise

Legislative Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Sections 15-16-8 and 45-5-6 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to how vacancies filled, failure to appoint, and certification required and public official investigated by special commission upon indictment, gubernatorial review if commission recommends suspension, suspension, reinstatement, and replacement or temporary officer, respectively, so as to revise the procedure for filling vacancies in the office of sheriff; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Bill History

2/9/2023
Senate Hopper
Senate
2/13/2023
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
2/16/2023
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
Senate
2/21/2023
Senate Read Second Time
Senate
3/6/2023
Senate Tabled
Senate
3/6/2023
Senate Taken from Table
Senate
3/6/2023
Senate Third Read
Senate
3/6/2023
Senate Passed/Adopted
Senate
3/7/2023
House First Readers
House of Representatives
3/8/2023
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
3/26/2024
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
House of Representatives
3/28/2024
House Third Readers
House of Representatives
3/28/2024
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
House of Representatives

Roll Call Votes

Passage: House Vote #819
3/28/2024
169
Yea
1
Nay
3
Not Voting
6
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage: Senate Vote #172
3/6/2023
55
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(3/6/2023)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine Die

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text3/27/202488.9 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text3/6/202313.7 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/9/202313.7 KB