Files
republic-os/legislation/us/states/ga/2023-24/hb-713.md
T
2026-07-06 17:26:56 -04:00

72 lines
3.6 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: "Polk County; board of elections and registration; expand board to five members"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create a board of elections and registration for Polk County and provide for its powers and duties, approved March 30, 1989 (Ga. L. 1989, p. 4652), so as to expand the board from three to five members; to provide for the appointment and terms of board members; to provide for the nomination of certain board members; to update provisions relating to filling vacancies on the board; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 713"
citation: "Georgia HB 713 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Trey Kelley"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-03-13"
last_action: "2023-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7162ff8d-7f2d-4cb9-bea8-06ead61a52f6"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "b170774244be882a8768d439185fa467fd87a8fb29745ca07f214f924b2cdccd"
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 713 (2023_24) — Polk County; board of elections and registration; expand board to five members
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create a board of elections and registration for Polk County and provide for its powers and duties, approved March 30, 1989 (Ga. L. 1989, p. 4652), so as to expand the board from three to five members; to provide for the appointment and terms of board members; to provide for the nomination of certain board members; to update provisions relating to filling vacancies on the board; 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.
1. **HB 713/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/219559.pdf)
2. **LC 47 2306/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/217656.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/217677.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #252 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **101–72** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #296 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **50–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Trey Kelley — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-03-13** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2023-03-14** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2023-03-15** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2023-03-20** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-20** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2023-03-21** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-27** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-27** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2023-03-31** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-03** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-03** Act 297 `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-03** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7162ff8d-7f2d-4cb9-bea8-06ead61a52f6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).