GA LEADER TERM LIMITS
Summary
Amends the General Assembly Operations Act. Provides that no person may serve more than 10 consecutive years in any of the following leadership roles: Speaker of the House of Representatives, President of the Senate, Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, and Minority Leader of the Senate. Provides that the limitations imposed by the amendatory Act apply to service beginning on and after the second Wednesday in January of 2023.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
Nov 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 23, 2021
Last action Jan 10, 2023
Floor votes · House Apr 22, 2021
How they voted
103–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 105
Apr 22, 2021
D
Democratic63
96% Yea
R
Republican42
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
100
Key actions
3
Committee
9
Nov 28, 2021
Committee
Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
upper
Oct 13, 2021
Committee
Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b)(ii) this bill shall not be re-referred to the Committee on Assignment pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b).
upper
Apr 23, 2021
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 23, 2021
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-001
lower
Apr 14, 2021
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 012-000-000
lower
Apr 8, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) April 23, 2021
lower
Apr 8, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Executive Committee
lower
Mar 27, 2021
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 2, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Executive Committee
lower
Feb 8, 2021
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
2 primary · 82 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Anthony DeLuca
DDemocratic
P
Emil Jones
DDemocratic
Co
Adam Niemerg
RRepublican
Co
Amy Elik
RRepublican
Co
Amy Grant
RRepublican
Co
Andrew Chesney
RRepublican
Co
Ann Williams
DDemocratic
Co
Anne Stava
DDemocratic
Co
Avery Bourne
RRepublican
Co
Barbara Hernandez
DDemocratic
Co
Blaine Wilhour
RRepublican
Co
Bob Rita
DDemocratic
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