Newton County Public Facilities Authority; contracts and borrowing of funds; revise provisions
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating and establishing the Newton County Public Facilities Authority, approved June 29, 2020 (Ga. L. 2020, p. 3600), so as to revise provisions regarding contracts and borrowing of funds; to revise provisions regarding revenue bonds; to revise provisions regarding credit not pledged; to provide for distribution of assets of the authority upon dissolution; to provide for definitions; 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
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 21, 2025
Signed May 13, 2025
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Floor votes · Senate Mar 3, 2025 · House Mar 21, 2025
How they voted
52–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 55
Mar 3, 2025
D
Democratic22
95% Yea
R
Republican33
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 13, 2025
Signed into law
Act 246
upper
May 13, 2025
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Mar 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Mar 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Mar 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 24, 2025
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 21, 2025
Introduced
Senate Hopper
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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