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| Bill | Fair Employment Practices Act of 1978; provide hearing before an administrative law judge; change provisions | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 19 of Title 45 of the O.C.G.A., the "Fair Employment Practices Act of 1978," so as to provide for hearing before an administrative law judge; to change provisions relating to the appointment of hearing officers; to provide for a definition; to provide the administrator of the Commission on Equal Opportunity with the power to order discovery; to change certain provisions relating to the filing, amending, and investigation of a complaint regarding an unlawful practice; to change provisions relating to an appeal seeking a review of a final order by a hearing officer and a review of a dismissal of a complaint by the administrator; to provide penalty for willful failure; to provide testimony or discovery; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | us/states/ga | Georgia General Assembly | 2023_24 | HB 563 | Georgia HB 563 (2023_24) |
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Georgia HB 563 (2023_24) — Fair Employment Practices Act of 1978; provide hearing before an administrative law judge; change provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 19 of Title 45 of the O.C.G.A., the "Fair Employment Practices Act of 1978," so as to provide for hearing before an administrative law judge; to change provisions relating to the appointment of hearing officers; to provide for a definition; to provide the administrator of the Commission on Equal Opportunity with the power to order discovery; to change certain provisions relating to the filing, amending, and investigation of a complaint regarding an unlawful practice; to change provisions relating to an appeal seeking a review of a final order by a hearing officer and a review of a dismissal of a complaint by the administrator; to provide penalty for willful failure; to provide testimony or discovery; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- HB 563/AP* (committee substitute) — source
- LC 44 2294/a (committee substitute) — source
- Sen Ctee sub LC 49 1882S (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- House Vote #207 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — 175–0 (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #643 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — 46–0 (pass) · upper
- House Vote #741 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — 158–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Matt Reeves — primary (person)
- Reynaldo Martinez — primary (person)
- Rob Leverett — primary (person)
- Scott Holcomb — primary (person)
- Stacey Evans — primary (person)
- Stan Gunter — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2023-02-22 House Hopper
introduction - 2023-02-23 House First Readers
reading-1 - 2023-02-27 House Second Readers
reading-2 - 2023-03-01 House Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable - 2023-03-06 House Third Readers
reading-3 - 2023-03-06 House Passed/Adopted
passage - 2023-03-07 Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee - 2023-03-13 Senate Withdrawn & Recommitted
referral-committee, withdrawal - 2023-03-21 Senate Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable - 2023-03-21 Senate Read Second Time
reading-2 - 2024-01-08 Senate Recommitted
referral-committee - 2024-03-05 Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
committee-passage-favorable - 2024-03-11 Senate Third Read
reading-3 - 2024-03-11 Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
passage - 2024-03-21 House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- 2024-04-01 House Sent to Governor
executive-receipt - 2024-04-22 House Date Signed by Governor
executive-signature - 2024-04-22 Act 395
executive-signature - 2024-07-01 Effective Date
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b6378570-b0d5-4890-b341-79e0590e1d13. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).