Files
republic-os/legislation/us/states/ga/2023-24/hb-1063.md
T
2026-07-06 17:26:56 -04:00

77 lines
4.8 KiB
Markdown
Raw Blame History

This file contains ambiguous Unicode characters
This file contains Unicode characters that might be confused with other characters. If you think that this is intentional, you can safely ignore this warning. Use the Escape button to reveal them.
---
type: "Bill"
title: "Chattooga County; board of elections and registration; create"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to create a board of elections and registration for Chattooga County; to provide for its powers and duties; to provide for definitions; to provide for the composition of the board and the selection, qualifications, terms, and removal of members; to provide for vacancies; to provide for oaths and privileges; to provide for the conduct of primaries and elections; to provide for meetings; to provide duties of the chairperson; to allow for joint primaries; to authorize the conduct of municipal elections; to provide for the election supervisor; to provide compensation for board members and staff; to provide for offices, supplies, and other materials; to provide for required training; to provide for the transfer of powers, duties, facilities, and personal property; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1063"
citation: "Georgia HB 1063 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Eddie Lumsden"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-29"
last_action: "2025-01-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c1877179-a213-42c5-8a4c-f19a180340cd"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "4c7f87d084c6b5d0df02686550f625e2cc9886269241ff4ea5ae25ddf40a69df"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1063 (2023_24) — Chattooga County; board of elections and registration; create
A BILL to be entitled an Act to create a board of elections and registration for Chattooga County; to provide for its powers and duties; to provide for definitions; to provide for the composition of the board and the selection, qualifications, terms, and removal of members; to provide for vacancies; to provide for oaths and privileges; to provide for the conduct of primaries and elections; to provide for meetings; to provide duties of the chairperson; to allow for joint primaries; to authorize the conduct of municipal elections; to provide for the election supervisor; to provide compensation for board members and staff; to provide for offices, supplies, and other materials; to provide for required training; to provide for the transfer of powers, duties, facilities, and personal property; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1063/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/224865.pdf)
2. **LC 47 2667/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/222238.pdf)
3. **LC 47 2777S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223281.pdf)
4. **LC 47 2777S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223280.pdf)
5. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/222336.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #522 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **51–2** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #440 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **158–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Eddie Lumsden — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-01-29** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-01-30** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-01-31** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-08** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-08** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-08** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2024-02-08** House Immediately Transmitted to Senate
- **2024-02-09** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-12** Senate Withdrawn & Recommitted `referral-committee, withdrawal`
- **2024-02-21** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-21** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-04-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-22** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-22** Act 450 `executive-signature`
- **2025-01-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c1877179-a213-42c5-8a4c-f19a180340cd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).