Firefighter certification; military firefighter training may be accepted as required basic training; provide
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HB 699 — Firefighter certification; military firefighter training may be accepted as required basic training; provide
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 18, 2018. Enacted.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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6 sponsors
6 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (4 R).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 1 recorded vote so far.
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Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 25-4-9 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to basic firefighter training courses and transfer of certification, so as to provide that military firefighter training may be accepted as required basic training; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill Text
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Read HB 699 on the official Georgia source →Action History
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Effective Date
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Act 327
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House Date Signed by Governor
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Senate Read Second Time
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Senate Read and Referred
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House First Readers
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House Hopper
Sponsors
- Dave Belton · Primary
- Bill Hitchens · Primary
- Shaw Blackmon · Primary
- David Clark · Primary
- John Corbett · Primary
- Heath Clark · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →6 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 241 not signed on
Sponsors (6)
- Dave Belton
- Bill Hitchens Republican
- Shaw Blackmon Republican
- David Clark Republican
- John Corbett Republican
- Heath Clark
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (241)
241 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 241 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 26 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Unaffiliated | 98 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Republican | 40 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Total | 164 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| % of votes cast | 91% | 0% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (180)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| ANULEWICZ, 42ND | — | Yea |
| BARR, 103RD | — | Yea |
| BATTLES, 15TH | — | Yea |
| BEASLEY-TEAGUE, 65TH | — | Yea |
| BELTON, 112TH | — | Yea |
| BENTLEY, 139TH | — | Yea |
| BENTON, 31ST | — | Yea |
| BESKIN, 54TH | — | Yea |
| BEVERLY, 143RD | — | Yea |
| BODDIE, 62ND | — | Yea |
| BROCKWAY, 102ND | — | Yea |
| BRUCE, 61ST | — | Yea |
| CANTRELL, 22ND | — | Yea |
| VACANT, 175TH | — | Not Voting |
| CASAS, 107TH | — | Yea |
| CAUBLE, 111TH | — | Yea |
| CHANDLER, 105TH | — | Not Voting |
| CLARK, 98TH | — | Yea |
| CLARK, 147TH | — | Yea |
| COLEMAN, 97TH | — | Yea |
| COLLINS, 68TH | — | Yea |
| COOKE, 18TH | — | Yea |
| COOMER, 14TH | — | Yea |
| DEFFENBAUGH, 1ST | — | Yea |
| DOLLAR, 45TH | — | Yea |
| DREYER, 59TH | — | Yea |
| DUKES, 154TH | — | Yea |
| EALUM, 153RD | — | Yea |
| ENGLAND, 116TH | — | Yea |
| EPPS, 144TH | — | Yea |
| FRAZIER, 126TH | — | Yea |
| GARDNER, 57TH | — | Yea |
| GASAWAY, 28TH | — | Yea |
| GILLIGAN, 24TH | — | Yea |
| GLANTON, 75TH | — | Yea |
| GOLICK, 40TH | — | Yea |
| GONZALEZ, 117TH | — | Yea |
| GORDON, 163RD | — | Yea |
| GRAVLEY, 67TH | — | Yea |
| GURTLER, 8TH | — | Yea |
| HANSON, 80TH | — | Yea |
| HARDEN, 148TH | — | Yea |
| HATCHETT, 150TH | — | Yea |
| HENSON, 86TH | — | Not Voting |
| HILL, 3RD | — | Yea |
| HOGAN, 179TH | — | Not Voting |
| HOLMES, 129TH | — | Yea |
| HOUSTON, 170TH | — | Yea |
| HOWARD, 124TH | — | Yea |
| JACKSON, 64TH | — | Yea |
| JONES, 53RD | — | Yea |
| JONES, 91ST | — | Yea |
| JONES, 167TH | — | Yea |
| KIRBY, 114TH | — | Yea |
| KNIGHT, 130TH | — | Yea |
| LARICCIA, 169TH | — | Yea |
| LOPEZ, 99TH | — | Yea |
| LOTT, 122ND | — | Yea |
| MARIN, 96TH | — | Yea |
| MAXWELL, 17TH | — | Yea |
| MCCALL, 33RD | — | Yea |
| MCGOWAN, 138TH | — | Not Voting |
| MEADOWS, 5TH | — | Yea |
| METZE, 55TH | — | Yea |
| MORRIS, 26TH | — | Yea |
| MORRIS, 156TH | — | Yea |
| MOSBY, 83RD | — | Yea |
| NGUYEN, 89TH | — | Yea |
| NIMMER, 178TH | — | Yea |
| NIX, 69TH | — | Yea |
| PEAKE, 141ST | — | Yea |
| PEZOLD, 133RD | — | Yea |
| PIRKLE, 155TH | — | Yea |
| PRICE, 48TH | — | Yea |
| PRUETT, 149TH | — | Yea |
| RAFFENSPERGER, 50TH | — | Yea |
| RAKESTRAW, 19TH | — | Yea |
| RALSTON, 7TH | — | Not Voting |
| ROGERS, 10TH | — | Yea |
| RUTLEDGE, 109TH | — | Yea |
| RYNDERS, 152ND | — | Yea |
| SHANNON, 84TH | — | Yea |
| SHAW, 176TH | — | Yea |
| SMITH, 134TH | — | Yea |
| SMYRE, 135TH | — | Yea |
| SPENCER, 180TH | — | Yea |
| STEPHENSON, 90TH | — | Yea |
| STOVALL, 74TH | — | Yea |
| STOVER, 71ST | — | Yea |
| TANKERSLEY, 160TH | — | Yea |
| TANNER, 9TH | — | Yea |
| TAYLOR, 79TH | — | Yea |
| TEASLEY, 37TH | — | Yea |
| THOMAS, 39TH | — | Yea |
| THOMAS, 56TH | — | Yea |
| TRAMMELL, 132ND | — | Yea |
| TURNER, 21ST | — | Yea |
| WALLACE, 119TH | — | Yea |
| WATSON, 172ND | — | Yea |
| WELCH, 110TH | — | Not Voting |
| WILLARD, 51ST | — | Yea |
| WILLIAMS, 87TH | — | Yea |
| WILLIAMS, 145TH | — | Yea |
| CALDWELL, JR. | — | Yea |
| CALDWELL, JR. | — | Yea |
| Al Williams | Democrat | Yea |
| Billy Mitchell | Democrat | Yea |
| Brian Prince | Democrat | Yea |
| Carl Gilliard | Democrat | Yea |
| Carolyn Hugley | Democrat | Yea |
| Dar'shun Kendrick | Democrat | Yea |
| David Wilkerson | Democrat | Yea |
| Debbie Buckner | Democrat | Yea |
| Debra Bazemore | Democrat | Yea |
| Demetrius Douglas | Democrat | Yea |
| Dewey McClain | Democrat | Yea |
| Dexter Sharper | Democrat | Yea |
| Doreen Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Karen Bennett | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Karla Drenner | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Kim Schofield | Democrat | Yea |
| Kimberly Alexander | Democrat | Yea |
| Mack Jackson | Democrat | Yea |
| Mary Oliver | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael Smith | Democrat | Yea |
| Miriam Paris | Democrat | Yea |
| Park Cannon | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Rhonda Burnough | Democrat | Yea |
| Sally Harrell | Democrat | Yea |
| Sam Park | Democrat | Yea |
| Sandra Scott | Democrat | Yea |
| Scott Holcomb | Democrat | Yea |
| Sheila Nelson | Democrat | Yea |
| Spencer Frye | Democrat | Yea |
| Alan Powell | Republican | Yea |
| Alan Powell | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Hitchens | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Werkheiser | Republican | Yea |
| Brent Cox | Republican | Yea |
| Bruce Williamson | Republican | Yea |
| Butch Parrish | Republican | Yea |
| Charles Martin | Republican | Yea |
| Chuck Efstration | Republican | Yea |
| Darlene Taylor | Republican | Yea |
| Deborah Silcox | Republican | Yea |
| Don Parsons | Republican | Yea |
| Ed Setzler | Republican | Yea |
| Eddie Lumsden | Republican | Yea |
| Emory Dunahoo | Republican | Yea |
| Gerald Greene | Republican | Yea |
| Ginny Ehrhart | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jan Jones | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Ridley | Republican | Yea |
| Jason T. Dickerson | Republican | Yea |
| Jesse Petrea | Republican | Yea |
| John Carson | Republican | Not Voting |
| John Corbett | Republican | Yea |
| Jon Burns | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Bonner | Republican | Yea |
| Karen Mathiak | Republican | Yea |
| Kasey Carpenter | Republican | Yea |
| Katie Dempsey | Republican | Not Voting |
| Lee Hawkins | Republican | Not Voting |
| Lynn Smith | Republican | Yea |
| Mandi Ballinger | Republican | Not Voting |
| Mark Newton | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Dubnik | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Reeves | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Jasperse | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Dickey | Republican | Yea |
| Ron Stephens | Republican | Yea |
| Ron Stephens | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Hilton | Republican | Yea |
| Sharon Cooper | Republican | Yea |
| Shaw Blackmon | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Tarvin | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Fleming | Republican | Yea |
| Todd Jones | Republican | Yea |
| Trey Kelley | Republican | Not Voting |
| Trey Rhodes | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 699 do?
- A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 25-4-9 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to basic firefighter training courses and transfer of certification, so as to provide that military firefighter training may be accepted as required basic training; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
- Who sponsors HB 699?
- HB 699 is sponsored by Dave Belton, Bill Hitchens (Republican), Shaw Blackmon (Republican), David Clark (Republican), John Corbett (Republican), and Heath Clark.
- What is the current status of HB 699?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 18, 2018. Enacted.
- Where can I track HB 699?
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