Loading chat...

GA SB401

Bill

Status

Passed

2/17/2022

Primary Sponsor

Max Burns

Click for details

Origin

Senate

2021-2022 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Redraws the four commissioner districts for the Jefferson County Board of Commissioners based on the 2020 U.S. decennial census data, replacing the previous district boundaries established in 2012
  • Defines district boundaries at the census block level across VTDs including Bartow, Louisville, Wadley, Matthews, Wrens, Avera, Stapleton, and Stapleton Crossroads under the redistricting plan "JeffersonCCSB-2022"
  • Allows current board members to continue serving until the regular expiration of their terms and deems them to represent the newly described districts upon the Act's effective date
  • Provisions necessary for conducting 2022 elections take effect upon the Governor's approval, with all remaining provisions effective January 1, 2023
  • Assigns any unincluded or noncontiguous parts of Jefferson County to the adjacent district with the least population according to the 2020 census

Legislative Description

Board of Commissioners of Jefferson County; description of the commissioner districts; change

Last Action

Effective Date 2022-02-17

2/17/2022

Committee Referrals

Intragovernmental Coordination2/7/2022
State and Local Governmental Operations2/1/2022

Full Bill Text

No bill text available