Mass transportation; create Georgia Commission on Transit Governance and Funding, provisions
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 9 of Title 32 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to mass transportation, so as to create the Georgia Commission on Transit Governance and Funding; to provide for the membership, powers, and duties of the commission; to provide for a report and proposal by the commission; to provide for assignment of the commission to the Department of Transportation for administrative purposes; to provide for cooperation of other government entities with the commission; to provide for other services to the commission; to provide for compensation and expenses; to provide for automatic repeal; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Jan 2018
House Passage
Feb 2017
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 26, 2017
Last action Jan 8, 2018
Floor votes · House Feb 16, 2017
How they voted
163–1
Passed · 13 other
Total votes 177
Feb 16, 2017
D
Democratic61
91% Yea
R
Republican116
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Jan 8, 2018
Committee
Senate Recommitted
upper
Mar 15, 2017
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Feb 17, 2017
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 16, 2017
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Feb 9, 2017
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Calvin Smyre
DDemocratic
P
Christian Coomer
RRepublican
P
Jason Shaw
RRepublican
P
Kevin Tanner
RRepublican
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