Key Votes
HB 1216 - Regional Commissions - Key Vote
Georgia Key Votes
Sean Jerguson voted Nay (Passage) on this legislation.
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Stages
- May 6, 2008 Executive Signed
- March 27, 2008 Senate Bill Passed
- March 11, 2008 House Bill Passed
- Feb. 14, 2008 Introduced
Family
- HB 1216 - Regional Commissions
- HB 2280 - Prohibits Local Governments from Establishing Employee Pay Requirements
Issues
Stage Details
Legislation - Signed (Executive) - May 6, 2008
Title: Regional Commissions
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (49-2) - March 27, 2008
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (134-30) - March 11, 2008 (Key vote)
Title: Regional Commissions
Vote to pass a bill that divides the state into 12 regions, each with a regional commission that would assume the economic planning duties previously handled by regional development centers.
- - Make and enter into contracts;
- Utilize the services of the Department of Administrative Services;
- Acquire and dispose of real and personal property;
- Prepare studies of the area's resources;
- Collaborate with local, state or federal governmental agencies, educational institutions, and public and private organizations.
NOTE: THIS IS A SUBSTITUTE BILL, MEANING THE LANGUAGE OF THE ORIGINAL BILL HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE SUBSTITUTE BILL TEXT DIFFERS FROM THE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE TEXT CAN VARY GREATLY.
Legislation - Introduced (House) - Feb. 14, 2008
Title: Regional Commissions
Sponsors
- John Lunsford (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Gene Maddox (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Barbara Sims (GA - R)
- Vance C. Smith Jr. (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ron Stephens (GA - R)
- Joe Wilkinson (GA - R)
- Tommie Williams (GA - R)
