HB 343 Georgia House · 2015-2016 Regular Session

Lamar County; Board of Education; members elected on nonpartisan basis; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for the election of members of the Lamar County Board of Education, approved March 30, 1971 (Ga. L. 1971, p. 2710), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 13, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 4416), so as to provide that members of the board of education shall be elected on a nonpartisan basis; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2015

Committee Review

Mar 2015

House Passage

Mar 2015

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 12, 2015 Last action Mar 18, 2015

Floor votes · House Mar 13, 2015

How they voted

97–29

Passed · 25 other

Total votes 151

Mar 13, 2015

D Democratic47

36 Yea 3 Nay 8

76% Yea

I Independent1

1 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican103

60 Yea 26 Nay 17

58% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Mar 18, 2015

Committee

Senate Read and Referred

upper

Mar 13, 2015

Lower · Passed

House Passed/Adopted

lower

Mar 9, 2015

Lower · Passed

House Committee Favorably Reported

lower

Mar 3, 2015

Committee

House Withdrawn, Recommitted

lower

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors