SB997
Local officers; oath of office.
Status:
Enacted
Latest Action:
March 24, 2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0424)
Chief Patron:
Angelia Williams Graves (D)
Session:
2025 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Local officers; oath of office.
Provides that, notwithstanding the provisions of any local government charter, or any other provision of law, every elected county, city, town and district officer, on or before the day on which his term of office begins, shall qualify by taking the oath prescribed by general law. Current law allows a ... (More) local government charter to prescribe a different procedure for taking the oath. This bill is identical to HB 2628. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/07/2025 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103028D
- 01/07/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
- 01/13/2025 - Senate: Reported from Local Government (13-Y 0-N)
- 01/14/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 01/14/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N)
- 01/14/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/15/2025 - Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/16/2025 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/2025 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/05/2025 - House: Read first time
- 02/05/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
- 02/05/2025 - House: Assigned CCT sub: Subcommittee #2
- 02/05/2025 - House: Placed on Counties, Cities and Towns Agenda
- 02/06/2025 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/2025 - House: Placed on Counties, Cities and Towns Agenda
- 02/07/2025 - House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/2025 - House: Read second time
- 02/12/2025 - House: Read third time
- 02/12/2025 - House: Passed House (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Enrolled
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB997ER)
- 02/17/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 20, 2025
- 02/20/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
- 03/24/2025 - Approved by Governor-Chapter 424 (Effective 07/01/25)
- 03/24/2025 - Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0424)
