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BILL · 2001–02 SESSION · LATEST VERSION ESB 5888

SB 5888: Legal newspaper

Revising the qualifications of a legal newspaper.

Summary

  • $ Expands the ability of certain newspapers to qualify for approval as a legal newspaper.
  • $ Requires a newspaper to have an internal policy to print law enforcement notifications for certain level III sex and kidnapping offenders in order to qualify for approval as a legal newspaper.

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Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
  1. IntroducedFeb 7, 2001
  2. Out of committeeMar 5, 2001
  3. Passed SenateMar 12, 2001
  4. Passed Housestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Georgia Gardner (D-42)
Introduced
February 7, 2001 in the Senate
Last action
March 14, 2002

AN ACT Relating to the qualifications of a legal newspaper;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Georgia Gardner (D-42)

2 co-sponsors (1 Democrat, 1 Republican)

Harriet Spanel D-40Senator R-15

Votes

Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

March 12, 2001
Version voted on: ESB 5888
48 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat24001
Republican24000
How each member voted

Yea (48)

Excused (1)

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Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed February 5, 2002
Version voted on: ESB 5888
45 Yea 1 Nay 0 Absent 3 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat25000
Republican20103
How each member voted

Yea (45)

Nay (1)

Excused (3)

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History

  1. By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading. (ESB 5888)
  2. First reading, referred to Local Government & Housing. (ESB 5888)
  3. Third reading, passed; yeas, 45; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 3. (ESB 5888)
  4. Placed on third reading by Rules Committee. (ESB 5888)
  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (ESB 5888)
  6. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (ESB 5888)
  7. By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading. (ESB 5888)
  8. First reading, referred to Criminal Justice & Corrections. (ESB 5888)
  9. Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 1; excused, 1. (ESB 5888)
  10. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (ESB 5888)
  11. Floor amendment(s) adopted. (ESB 5888)
  12. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (ESB 5888)
  13. Made eligible to be placed on second reading. (ESB 5888)
  14. SLG - Majority; do pass. (ESB 5888)
  15. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (ESB 5888)
  16. First reading, referred to State & Local Government. (ESB 5888)

SB 5888 in other sessions

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