HB 454 Georgia House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Vince Dooley Battlefield Trust Fund Act; enact

Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to parks, historic areas, memorials, and recreation, so as to create the Vince Dooley Battlefield Trust Fund and Vince Dooley Battlefield Trust Fund Program; to provide for a short title; to provide for definitions; to provide matching grants to organizations seeking to acquire property interests in certain battlefields; to provide for procedures, requirements, and limitations for such fund and program; to provide for application and review criteria; to provide for expenditure of funds; to provide for annual accounting; to require that any acquisition include a perpetual conservation easement placing restrictions on the use or development of the property or interest therein; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 13, 2025 Signed May 12, 2025
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The bill text was updated from a committee substitute version to reflect the final version as passed by both the House and Senate. This indicates the legislation has completed its legislative process and is ready for the next stage, likely becoming law upon gubernatorial action.
TECHNICAL

Version designation changed from 'COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE' to 'AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE', indicating the bill has completed legislative review and approval by both chambers.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 2, 2025 · House Mar 3, 2025

How they voted

470
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 55
Apr 2, 2025
D Democratic22
17 Yea 5
77% Yea
R Republican33
30 Yea 3
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
17
Key actions
7
Committee
5
May 12, 2025
Signed into law
Act 116
upper
May 12, 2025
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Committee
Senate Recommitted
upper
Mar 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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