"City of Tybee Island Buildings and Public Facilities Authority Act"; enact
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to create the City of Tybee Island Building and Public Facilities Authority; to provide that the authority is a body corporate and politic and an instrumentality of the State of Georgia; to provide that this Act shall be liberally construed; to define the scope of the authority's operation; to provide for disposition of property upon dissolution of the authority; to provide for severability; to provide for a short title; 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
Feb 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Signed May 1, 2025
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Floor votes · Senate Feb 11, 2025 · House Mar 4, 2025
How they voted
50–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 55
Feb 11, 2025
D
Democratic22
90% Yea
R
Republican33
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 1, 2025
Signed into law
Act 53
upper
May 1, 2025
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
Senate Hopper
upper
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ben Watson
RRepublican
P
Billy Hickman
RRepublican
P
Clint Dixon
RRepublican
P
Derek Mallow
DDemocratic
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