Chatham County; Chatham Area Transit Authority; abolish current authority memberships
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Chatham Area Transit Authority, approved March 28, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 5082), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 11, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 5296), so as to abolish the current authority memberships; to provide for new board membership and staggered terms; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Jan 2022
House Passage
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 22, 2021
Last action Jan 10, 2022
Floor votes · House Mar 31, 2021
How they voted
108–13
Passed · 26 other
Total votes 147
Mar 31, 2021
D
Democratic59
54% Yea
R
Republican88
86% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Jan 10, 2022
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 31, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Mar 31, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill Hitchens
RRepublican
P
Derek Mallow
DDemocratic
P
Jesse Petrea
RRepublican
P
Ron Stephens
RRepublican
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