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HB 831 — Georgia's Employment First Act; enact
Last action — Effective Date
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 05, 2018. Enacted.
Prognosis
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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 Chapter 9 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to transfer of division of rehabilitation services to the Department of Labor, so as to establish the Employment First Georgia Council; to provide for legislative findings and declarations; to provide for membership, duties, terms of office, meeting requirements, committee appointments, compensation, and expense allowances; to provide for a biannual report to the Governor and the General Assembly; to provide for a short title; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill Text
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Read HB 831 on the official Georgia source →Action History
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Effective Date
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Act 455
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House Date Signed by Governor
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House Sent to Governor
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Senate Passed/Adopted
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Senate Third Read
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Senate Read Second Time
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Senate Committee Favorably Reported
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Senate Read and Referred
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House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
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House Third Readers
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House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
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House Second Readers
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House First Readers
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House Hopper
Sponsors
- Terry Rogers · Primary
- Terry England · Primary
- Trey Rhodes · Primary
- Chuck Efstration · Primary
- Sharon Cooper · Primary
- Katie Dempsey · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →6 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 241 not signed on
Sponsors (6)
- Terry Rogers
- Terry England
- Trey Rhodes Republican
- Chuck Efstration Republican
- Sharon Cooper Republican
- Katie Dempsey Republican
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 |
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| Democrat | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 99 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Republican | 46 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 174 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 97% | 1% | 0% | 3% |
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 |
| CASAS, 107TH | — | Yea |
| CAUBLE, 111TH | — | Yea |
| CHANDLER, 105TH | — | Yea |
| CLARK, 98TH | — | Yea |
| CLARK, 147TH | — | Not Voting |
| 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 | — | Nay |
| HANSON, 80TH | — | Yea |
| HARDEN, 148TH | — | Yea |
| HATCHETT, 150TH | — | Yea |
| HENSON, 86TH | — | Yea |
| HILL, 3RD | — | Yea |
| HOGAN, 179TH | — | Yea |
| HOLMES, 129TH | — | Yea |
| HOUSTON, 170TH | — | Yea |
| HOWARD, 124TH | — | Not Voting |
| 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 | — | Yea |
| 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 | — | Yea |
| WILLARD, 51ST | — | Yea |
| WILLIAMS, 87TH | — | Not Voting |
| 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 | Yea |
| Karla Drenner | Democrat | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| Jan Jones | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jason Ridley | Republican | Yea |
| Jason T. Dickerson | Republican | Yea |
| Jesse Petrea | Republican | Yea |
| John Carson | Republican | Yea |
| John Corbett | Republican | Yea |
| John LaHood | Republican | Yea |
| Jon Burns | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Bonner | Republican | Yea |
| Karen Mathiak | Republican | Yea |
| Kasey Carpenter | Republican | Yea |
| Katie Dempsey | Republican | Yea |
| Lee Hawkins | Republican | Yea |
| Lynn Smith | Republican | Yea |
| Mandi Ballinger | Republican | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| Trey Rhodes | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 831 do?
- A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 9 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to transfer of division of rehabilitation services to the Department of Labor, so as to establish the Employment First Georgia Council; to provide for legislative findings and declarations; to provide for membership, duties, terms of office, meeting requirements, committee appointments, compensation, and expense allowances; to provide for a biannual report to the Governor and the General Assembly; to provide for a short title; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
- Who sponsors HB 831?
- HB 831 is sponsored by Terry Rogers, Terry England, Trey Rhodes (Republican), Chuck Efstration (Republican), Sharon Cooper (Republican), and Katie Dempsey (Republican).
- What is the current status of HB 831?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 05, 2018. Enacted.
- Where can I track HB 831?
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