Department of Transportation; standards for contracts; contract bidding process and award procedure; provide
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 32 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to highways, bridges, and ferries, so as to provide for standards for contracts entered into by the Department of Transportation; to provide for a contract bidding process and award procedure; to prohibit camping on portions of the state highway system or property owned by the department; to provide for a definition; to declare property used for camping purposes in violation of such prohibition as contraband; to provide for forfeiture of such property; to provide for applicability; to provide for a penalty; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2018
Committee Review
Mar 2018
Senate Passage
Feb 2018
House Passage
Mar 2018
Signed into Law
May 2018
Introduced Feb 15, 2018
Signed May 3, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Feb 26, 2018
How they voted
52–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 56
Feb 26, 2018
D
Democratic19
94% Yea
R
Republican37
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Amendments
2
May 3, 2018
Signed into law
Act 407
upper
May 3, 2018
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Mar 29, 2018
Introduced
House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
lower
Mar 29, 2018
Introduced
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub As Amended
upper
Mar 27, 2018
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Mar 19, 2018
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Feb 26, 2018
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Feb 22, 2018
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Feb 20, 2018
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brandon Beach
RRepublican
P
Butch Miller
RRepublican
P
Frank Ginn
RRepublican
P
Mike Dugan
RRepublican
P
Steve Gooch
RRepublican
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