Georgia 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

HB 985 — Homer, City of; city council; provide for election districts

Last action — Effective Date

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 20, 2020. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Homer, approved May 17, 2004 (Ga. L. 2004, p. 4033), so as to provide for election districts of the city council; to provide descriptions of such council districts; to provide for staggered terms of councilmembers; to provide for the manner of election of the mayor and councilmembers; to provide for the continuation in office of the current mayor and members of the city council; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Effective Date

  2. Act 463

  3. House Date Signed by Governor

  4. House Sent to Governor

  5. Senate Passed/Adopted

  6. Senate Committee Favorably Reported

  7. Senate Read and Referred

  8. House Passed/Adopted

  9. House Third Readers

  10. House Committee Favorably Reported

  11. House Second Readers

  12. House First Readers

  13. House Hopper

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 246 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (246)

246 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"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.

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Votes

Local Calendar

Passed 142 Yea · 0 Nay · 38 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 29002
Unaffiliated 720024
Republican 410012
Total 1420038
% of votes cast 79%0%0%21%
How each member voted (180)
Member Party Vote
ALLEN — Yea
ANULEWICZ — Yea
BARR — Yea
BEASLEY-TEAGUE — Not Voting
BELTON — Yea
BENTLEY — Yea
BENTON — Yea
BEVERLY — Yea
BODDIE — Yea
BRUCE — Yea
BURNS — Yea
CAMPBELL — Yea
CANNON — Not Voting
CANTRELL — Yea
CLARK — Not Voting
CLARK — Yea
CLARK — Yea
COLLINS — Not Voting
COOKE — Not Voting
DOLLAR — Yea
DREYER — Yea
DUKES — Yea
ENGLAND — Yea
FRAZIER — Yea
GARDNER — Yea
GILLIGAN — Yea
GLANTON — Not Voting
GORDON — Yea
GRAVLEY — Yea
GURTLER — Not Voting
HATCHETT — Not Voting
HENSON — Not Voting
HILL — Not Voting
HOGAN — Yea
HOLMES — Yea
HOPSON — Not Voting
HOUSTON — Not Voting
HOWARD — Yea
JACKSON — Yea
JACKSON — Yea
JONES — Not Voting
JONES — Yea
JONES — Not Voting
JONES — Yea
JONES — Yea
KAUSCHE — Yea
KENNARD — Yea
KIRBY — Yea
KNIGHT — Not Voting
LARICCIA — Yea
LOPEZ ROMERO — Not Voting
LOTT — Yea
MARIN — Yea
MCCALL — Yea
MCLEOD — Yea
METZE — Yea
MOORE — Yea
MOORE — Yea
MORRIS — Yea
MORRIS — Yea
NGUYEN — Yea
NIX — Yea
PIRKLE — Yea
PRUETT — Not Voting
PULLIN — Not Voting
RALSTON — Not Voting
RICH — Not Voting
RIDLEY — Yea
ROBICHAUX — Yea
ROGERS — Yea
RUTLEDGE — Yea
SHANNON — Yea
SINGLETON — Yea
SMITH — Not Voting
SMITH — Not Voting
SMITH — Yea
SMITH — Yea
SMYRE — Yea
STEPHENSON — Yea
STOVALL — Yea
TANKERSLEY — Yea
TANNER — Yea
TAYLOR — Yea
THOMAS — Yea
THOMAS — Yea
TRAMMELL — Yea
TURNER — Yea
WATSON — Yea
WELCH — Not Voting
WILENSKY — Yea
WILLIAMS — Not Voting
WILLIAMS — Yea
WILLIAMS — Yea
WILLIAMS, JR. — Yea
WILSON — Yea
CALDWELL, JR. — Yea
Betsy Holland 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
El-Mahdi Holly Democrat Yea
Josh McLaurin Democrat Yea
Karen Bennett Democrat Yea
Karla Drenner Democrat Yea
Kim Schofield Democrat Yea
Kimberly Alexander Democrat Yea
Mary Oliver Democrat Yea
Miriam Paris Democrat Yea
Rhonda Burnough Democrat Yea
Sally Harrell Democrat Not Voting
Sam Park Democrat Yea
Sandra Scott Democrat Yea
Scott Holcomb Democrat Yea
Sheila Nelson Democrat Yea
Shelly Hutchinson Democrat Yea
Spencer Frye Democrat Not Voting
Stacey Evans Democrat Yea
Viola Davis Democrat Yea
Alan Powell Republican Yea
Bill Hitchens Republican Yea
Bill Werkheiser Republican Yea
Bill Yearta Republican Not Voting
Bruce Williamson Republican Not Voting
Butch Parrish Republican Yea
Charles Martin Republican Not Voting
Chris Erwin Republican Yea
Chuck Efstration Republican Yea
Dale Washburn Republican Yea
Danny Mathis Republican Yea
Deborah Silcox Republican Yea
Don Parsons Republican Not Voting
Ed Setzler Republican Yea
Eddie Lumsden Republican Yea
Emory Dunahoo Republican Yea
Gerald Greene Republican Not Voting
Ginny Ehrhart Republican Yea
Houston Gaines Republican Yea
James Burchett Republican Yea
Jason T. Dickerson Republican Yea
Jesse Petrea Republican Yea
John Carson Republican Yea
John Corbett Republican Yea
John LaHood Republican Yea
Joseph Gullett Republican Yea
Josh Bonner Republican Not Voting
Karen Mathiak Republican Yea
Kasey Carpenter Republican Yea
Katie Dempsey Republican Not Voting
Lee Hawkins Republican Yea
Mandi Ballinger Republican Not Voting
Marcus Wiedower Republican Not Voting
Mark Newton Republican Not Voting
Martin Momtahan Republican Yea
Matt Barton Republican Yea
Matt Dubnik Republican Yea
Matt Reeves Republican Yea
Matthew Gambill Republican Yea
Mike Cheokas Republican Yea
Mitchell Scoggins Republican Yea
Rick Jasperse Republican Yea
Robert Dickey Republican Yea
Ron Stephens Republican Yea
Ron Stephens Republican Not Voting
Sharon Cooper Republican Not Voting
Shaw Blackmon Republican Yea
Steve Tarvin Republican Yea
Steven Meeks Republican Yea
Steven Sainz Republican Yea
Tim Fleming Republican Yea
Trey Kelley Republican Yea
Trey Rhodes Republican Yea

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Subjects

elections
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 985 do?
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Homer, approved May 17, 2004 (Ga. L. 2004, p. 4033), so as to provide for election districts of the city council; to provide descriptions of such council districts; to provide for staggered terms of councilmembers; to provide for the manner of election of the mayor and councilmembers; to provide for the continuation in office of the current mayor and members of the city council; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Who sponsors HB 985?
HB 985 is sponsored by Chris Erwin (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 985?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 20, 2020. Enacted.
Where can I track HB 985?
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