HB 685 Georgia House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Bartow County Community Improvement Districts Act; enact

Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for the creation of one or more community improvement districts in Bartow County; to provide for a short title; to provide for the purposes of said districts; to provide for definitions; to provide for general obligation bonds, notes, and other obligations of said districts; to provide for construction; to provide that Chapter 5 of Title 10 of the O.C.G.A. shall not apply to the offer, sale, or issuance of the boards' bonds, notes, or other obligations; to provide that no notice, proceeding, publication, or referendum shall be required; to provide for dissolutions; to provide for procedures connected with all of the foregoing; 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
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 28, 2025 Signed May 13, 2025
Maddy AI version diff · 1 comparison

What changed between versions

LC 47 3423/a HB 685/AP* · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended to remove public transportation from the list of services community improvement districts can provide and added a new restriction preventing these districts from engaging in political campaign activities or communicating about ballot measures.
Scope change
The bill's scope was narrowed by removing public transportation services from the list of allowable community improvement district functions, and new eligibility restrictions were added regarding political activities.
SCOPE

Public transportation services were removed from the list of governmental services that community improvement districts can provide, reducing the potential functions of these districts.

REQUIREMENT

A new provision was added prohibiting community improvement districts from advocating for or against ballot measures, referendums, or election questions, restricting their political activities.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 27, 2025 · House Mar 10, 2025

How they voted

510
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 55
Mar 27, 2025
D Democratic22
20 Yea 2
90% Yea
R Republican33
31 Yea 2
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Amendments
1
May 13, 2025
Signed into law
Act 160
upper
May 13, 2025
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Apr 4, 2025
Introduced
House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Feb 28, 2025
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors