HB 709 - Port Wentworth, City of; council districts; provide
Current Status
05/06/09 - House Date Signed by Governor First Reader Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act incorporating the City of Port Wentworth, approved February 6, 1957 (Ga. L. 1957, p. 2003), as amended, so as to reconstitute the governing authority of the city; to provide for council districts; to provide for submission of this Act for preclearance under the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Votes
Electronically Recorded Votes| Date | Time | Vote No | Yeas | Nays | NV | Exc | Description |
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| 03/17/2009 | 10:40AM | House Vote #289 | 146 | 001 | 016 | 017 | Local Calendar |
| 04/03/2009 | 10:40AM | Senate Vote #396 | 047 | 004 | 003 | 002 | LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR |
Status History
Bill History| Date | Action |
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| 03/10/2009 | House First Readers |
| 03/12/2009 | House Second Readers |
| 03/17/2009 | House Committee Favorably Reported |
| 03/17/2009 | House Third Readers |
| 03/17/2009 | House Passed/Adopted |
| 03/18/2009 | Senate Read and Referred |
| 04/03/2009 | Senate Committee Favorably Reported |
| 04/03/2009 | Senate Passed/Adopted |
| 04/15/2009 | House Sent to Governor |
| 05/06/2009 | House Date Signed by Governor |
| 05/06/2009 | Act 188 |
| 05/06/2009 | Effective Date |
