"Fair Employment Practices Act of 1978"; expand the definition of discrimination; provisions
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public officers and employees, so as to change certain provisions of the "Fair Employment Practices Act of 1978" and personnel administration in order to expand the definition of discrimination to include differential or preferential treatment for any reason other than that of individual merit, performance, qualifications, or noncompliance with standards of presentation; to change and add certain definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2016
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 17, 2016
Last action Feb 25, 2016
Floor votes
How they voted
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Feb 25, 2016
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Feb 23, 2016
Committee
Senate Withdrawn & Recommitted
upper
Feb 18, 2016
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ed Harbison
DDemocratic
P
Fran Millar
RRepublican
P
Hunter Hill
RRepublican
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