Thomson, City of; mayor and city councilmembers; provide staggered elections
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Thomson, approved March 15, 1973 (Ga. L. 1973, p. 2132), as amended, so as to provide for staggered elections of the mayor and city councilmembers; to provide for initial terms; to modernize provisions regarding elections; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
House Passage
Mar 2023
Senate Passage
Mar 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Mar 13, 2023
Signed May 1, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Mar 27, 2023 · House Mar 20, 2023
How they voted
47–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 50
Mar 27, 2023
D
Democratic21
85% Yea
R
Republican29
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 1, 2023
Signed into law
Act 197
upper
May 1, 2023
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 27, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 27, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Mar 21, 2023
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Mar 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Mar 13, 2023
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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