Gainesville Convention and Visitors Bureau Authority Act; enact
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to create the Gainesville Convention and Visitors Bureau Authority as a public body corporate and politic, a political subdivision of the state, and a public corporation to have the responsibility and authority to promote tourism, conventions, and trade shows in the City of Gainesville, Georgia; to provide for the creation and organization of the authority; to provide for the appointment of the directors of the authority and their terms of office, compensation, and qualifications; to provide for meetings; to provide for legislative findings and declaration of purpose; to provide for general powers; to provide for regulations; to provide for other matters relative to the foregoing and relative to the general purposes of this Act; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2014
Committee Review
Mar 2014
House Passage
Mar 2014
Senate Passage
Mar 2014
Signed into Law
Apr 2014
Introduced Mar 7, 2014
Signed Apr 29, 2014
Floor votes · House Mar 11, 2014
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Apr 29, 2014
Signed into law
Act 653
upper
Apr 29, 2014
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 20, 2014
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 20, 2014
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Mar 12, 2014
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 11, 2014
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Mar 11, 2014
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Carl Rogers
RRepublican
P
Emory Dunahoo
RRepublican
P
Lee Hawkins
RRepublican
P
Timothy Barr
RRepublican
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