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Georgia · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 454: Vince Dooley Battlefield Trust Fund Act; enact

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 454 is a bill introduced in the Georgia House on February 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Vince Dooley Battlefield Trust Fund Act; enact. Primary sponsor: Houston Gaines (Republican), Marcus Wiedower, Trey Rhodes (Republican), Jason Ridley (Republican), Gary Richardson (Republican), Clint Crowe (Republican). Most recent recorded action (July 1, 2025): Effective Date.

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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 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.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Houston GainesPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse120
Marcus WiedowerPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Trey RhodesPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse124
Jason RidleyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Gary RichardsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse125
Clint CrowePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse118

“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 116
  3. House Date Signed by Governor
  4. House Sent to Governor
  5. Senate Passed/Adopted
  6. Senate Third Read
  7. Senate Committee Favorably Reported
  8. Senate Recommitted
  9. Senate Read Second Time
  10. Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  11. Senate Read and Referred
  12. House Passed/Adopted By Substitute

Showing 12 most recent of 17 actions. Full history

Sources

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