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GA HB 259

withdrawn

State holidays; second Monday of each August as Local Elected Officials Day in Georgia; designate

Georgia · 2025_26 · lower

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Did GA HB 259 pass?

No. GA HB 259 was withdrawn and is no longer under consideration. Latest recorded action (2025-04-04): House Withdrawn, Recommitted

What is GA HB 259 about?

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions, so as to designate the second Monday of each August as Local Elected Officials Day in Georgia; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Who sponsors GA HB 259?

Dexter Sharper, Alan Powell, Eddie Lumsden and 3 others are the primary sponsors of GA HB 259.

Description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions, so as to designate the second Monday of each August as Local Elected Officials Day in Georgia; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2025-02-04
Latest action
2025-04-04 — House Withdrawn, Recommitted
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Dexter Sharperprimary
  • Alan Powellprimary
  • Eddie Lumsdenprimary
  • Billy Mitchellprimary
  • Patty Marie Stinsonprimary
  • Arlene Becklesprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-04-04

    House Withdrawn, Recommitted

    referral-committee,withdrawal

  2. 2025-03-03

    House Committee Favorably Reported

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  3. 2025-02-06

    House Second Readers

    reading-2

  4. 2025-02-05

    House First Readers

    reading-1

  5. 2025-02-04

    House Hopper

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69872

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