2023-2024 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

HB1229: Dalton, City of; provide new charter

Legislative Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Dalton in Whitfield County, Georgia; to provide for incorporation, boundaries, and powers of the city; to provide for a municipal court and the judge or judges thereof; to provide for practices and procedures; to provide for taxation and fees; to provide for franchises, service charges, and assessments; to provide for bonded and other indebtedness; to provide for accounting and budgeting; to provide for the sale of property; to provide for penalties; to provide for an independent school system; to provide for public utilities; to provide for definitions and construction; to provide for fire and police departments and chiefs thereof; to provide for related matters; to provide for prior ordinances and pending matters; to repeal specific Acts; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Bill History

2/12/2024
House Hopper
House of Representatives
2/13/2024
House First Readers
House of Representatives
2/15/2024
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
2/20/2024
House Committee Favorably Reported
House of Representatives
2/20/2024
House Third Readers
House of Representatives
2/20/2024
House Passed/Adopted
House of Representatives
2/21/2024
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
2/29/2024
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Senate
2/29/2024
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
Senate
3/21/2024
House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
House of Representatives
4/1/2024
House Sent to Governor
House of Representatives
5/1/2024
House Date Signed by Governor
House of Representatives
5/1/2024
Act 528
5/1/2024
Effective Date 2024-05-01

Roll Call Votes

Local Consent Calendar: Senate Vote #580
2/29/2024
46
Yea
0
Nay
7
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Local Calendar : House Vote #498
2/20/2024
167
Yea
0
Nay
11
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(5/1/2024)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine Die

Sponsors

Republican: 2

Co-Sponsors (1)

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text3/23/2024304.5 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/28/2024292.2 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/12/2024303.2 KB