SB 235 Georgia Senate · 2023-2024 Regular Session

"HBCU Innovation and Economic Prosperity Planning Districts Act"; enact

Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the Department of Community Affairs, so as to create the HBCU Innovation and Economic Prosperity Planning Districts Commission; to provide for membership and operation; to provide for an executive director; to provide for advisory committees; to provide for powers and duties; to provide that the commission may accept outside funding from public or private grants, devises, and bequests; to provide for reporting; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 22, 2023 Last action Feb 29, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 26, 2024

How they voted

426
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 50
Feb 26, 2024
D Democratic21
15 Yea 4 Nay 2
71% Yea
R Republican29
27 Yea 2 Nay
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
10
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Feb 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Feb 15, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Jan 8, 2024
Committee
Senate Recommitted
upper
Mar 1, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Feb 23, 2023
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 22, 2023
Introduced
Senate Hopper
upper
7 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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