SB 249 Georgia Senate · 2017-2018 Regular Session

"Chatham County Urban Development Authority Act"

Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to create the Chatham County Urban Development Authority; to provide a short title; to provide for findings and determinations; to define certain terms; to provide for a board of trustees, appointment of members, and meetings; to provide for powers and duties; to authorize the issuance of revenue bonds of the authority and to authorize the collection for the payment of such revenue bonds; to make the revenue bonds of the authority exempt from taxation; to fix and provide the venue and jurisdiction of actions relating to the authority; to provide for the validation of bonds; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2017
Committee Review
Mar 2017
Senate Passage
Mar 2017
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 22, 2017 Last action Mar 15, 2017
Floor votes · Senate Mar 13, 2017

How they voted

45–3
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 55
Mar 13, 2017
D Democratic18
11 Yea 1 Nay 6
61% Yea
R Republican37
34 Yea 2 Nay 1
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
6
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Mar 13, 2017
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 13, 2017
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 23, 2017
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Ben Watson
Ben Watson
RRepublican
GA
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