Barrow County; commission to study whether such county and all municipal corporations should be reconstituted as a single consolidated government; provide referendum
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a nonbinding, advisory referendum for the purpose of ascertaining whether an independent commission, consisting of representatives of the county and all municipal corporations located wholly or partially within such county, should be created to study whether Barrow County and the municipal corporations located wholly within Barrow County should be reconstituted as a single consolidated government; to provide for the configuration of such independent commission; to provide for an independent contractor to conduct a study; to limit the cost of such study; to provide for procedures and requirements relating thereto; to provide for a referendum; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2018
Committee Review
Mar 2018
House Passage
Mar 2018
Senate Passage
Mar 2018
Signed into Law
Mar 2018
Introduced Mar 7, 2018
Signed Mar 22, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Mar 22, 2018
Signed into law
Act 290
upper
Mar 22, 2018
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 19, 2018
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 19, 2018
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Mar 15, 2018
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 14, 2018
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Mar 14, 2018
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Deborah Gonzalez
DDemocratic
P
Terry England
RRepublican
P
Tom Kirby
RRepublican
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