2023-2024 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

HB675: Riceboro, City of; residency requirements for candidacy for office or mayor or councilmember; revise provisions

Legislative Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Riceboro, approved February 19, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 4614), as amended, so as to revise provisions relating to residency requirements for candidacy for the office of mayor or councilmember; to provide for election by plurality; to revise provisions relating to filling vacancies in the office of mayor or councilmember; to provide for compensation of the mayor pro tempore when serving as mayor; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Bill History

3/6/2023
House Hopper
House of Representatives
3/7/2023
House First Readers
House of Representatives
3/8/2023
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
3/14/2023
House Committee Favorably Reported
House of Representatives
3/14/2023
House Third Readers
House of Representatives
3/14/2023
House Passed/Adopted
House of Representatives
3/15/2023
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
3/21/2023
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
Senate
3/21/2023
Senate Passed/Adopted
Senate
3/30/2023
House Sent to Governor
House of Representatives
5/1/2023
House Date Signed by Governor
House of Representatives
5/1/2023
Act 173
5/1/2023
Effective Date 2023-05-01

Roll Call Votes

Local Consent Calendar: Senate Vote #253
3/21/2023
54
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Local Calendar : House Vote #229
3/14/2023
166
Yea
0
Nay
5
Not Voting
7
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(5/1/2023)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine Die

Sponsors

Democrat: 1
Republican: 1

Primary Sponsor

Al Williams
Al Williams
Democrat

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text4/3/202312.3 KB
Introduced
Bill Text3/6/202312.3 KB