Georgia Senate · 2025 Regular Session
HB 516: Authorize county and regional library boards to conduct meetings via teleconference
Passage · April 4, 2025 · Yeas 49, nays 1
What the bill does
The bill amends the law on meetings open to the public to allow county and regional library boards to conduct meetings by teleconference.
A plain-language summary drafted with AI from the official text below, then checked against that text by a separate AI review. It describes the bill, not this particular motion. How these numbers work
The bill’s caption, as the Journal prints it with this vote
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 50-14-1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to meetings open to the public, limitation on action to contest agency action, recording, notice of time and place, access to minutes, and teleconferences, so as to authorize county and regional library boards to conduct meetings via teleconference; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
How each party voted
Majority Leader Steve Gooch didn't vote, so this roll call doesn't count toward “votes with the Senate Majority Leader.”
Bill
- Bill
- HB 516
- Motion
- Passage
- Date
- April 4, 2025
- Session
- 2025 Regular Session
- Yeas–nays
- Yeas 49, nays 1; 6 didn't vote (1 excused, 0 abstained)
The chamber on this vote
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How each member voted
Yea (49)
- John Albers R-56
- Jason Anavitarte R-31
- Lee Anderson R-24
- Brandon Beach R-21
- Tim Bearden R-30
- Matt Brass R-6
- Max Burns R-23
- Bill Cowsert R-46
- Gail Davenport D-17
- Clint Dixon R-45
- Greg Dolezal R-27
- Drew Echols R-49
- Jason Esteves D-35
- Frank Ginn R-47
- Russ Goodman R-8
- Sonya Halpern D-39
- Marty Harbin R-16
- Ed Harbison D-15
- Sally Harrell D-40
- Bo Hatchett R-50
- Billy Hickman R-4
- Mike Hodges R-3
- Chuck Hufstetler R-52
- Kim Jackson D-41
- Donzella James D-28
- Emanuel Jones D-10
- Harold Jones D-22
- John Kennedy R-18
- Kay Kirkpatrick R-32
- Derek Mallow D-2
- Randal Mangham D-55
- Josh McLaurin D-14
- Nan Orrock D-36
- Elena Parent D-44
- Nabilah Parkes D-7
- Chuck Payne R-54
- Sheikh Rahman D-5
- Doc Rhett D-33
- Randy Robertson R-29
- Ed Setzler R-37
- Freddie Sims D-12
- Shawn Still R-48
- Brian Strickland R-42
- Carden Summers R-13
- Blake Tillery R-19
- Larry Walker R-20
- Sam Watson R-11
- Kenya Wicks D-34
- Rick Williams R-25
Nay (1)
- Colton Moore R-53
Excused (1)
- Tonya Anderson D-43
Not voting (5)
- Steve Gooch R-51
- RaShaun Kemp D-38
- David Lucas D-26
- Nikki Merritt D-9
- Ben Watson R-1