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Georgia · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1567: Quitman, City of; transfer of all legal rights, privileges, and assets to Brooks County; provide

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1567 is a bill introduced in the Georgia House on March 18, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Quitman, City of; transfer of all legal rights, privileges, and assets to Brooks County; provide. Primary sponsor: John LaHood (Republican), Chas Cannon (Republican), Darlene Taylor (Republican), Robert Dickey (Republican), Jaclyn Ford (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 12, 2026): Effective Date.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act to amend, consolidate, and supersede the several Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia pertaining to the City of Quitman in the County of Brooks, approved March 3, 1962 (Ga. L. 1962, p. 2894), as amended; to provide for transfer of duties and obligations to Brooks County; to provide for transfer of all legal rights, privileges, and assets to Brooks County; to establish a special tax and service district for outstanding bonded indebtedness and other obligations; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
John LaHoodPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse175
Chas CannonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse172
Darlene TaylorPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse173
Robert DickeyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse134
Jaclyn FordPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse170

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Effective Date
  2. Act 681
  3. House Date Signed by Governor
  4. House Sent to Governor
  5. House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
  6. Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
  7. Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  8. Senate Read and Referred
  9. House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
  10. House Third Readers
  11. House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  12. House Withdrawn, Recommitted

Showing 12 most recent of 16 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source