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Georgia · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 548: Albany-Dougherty Inner City Authority Act; enact

Passed one chamber 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 548 is a bill introduced in the Georgia House on February 20, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Albany-Dougherty Inner City Authority Act; enact. Primary sponsor: Gerald Greene (Republican), Bill Yearta (Republican), Mike Cheokas (Republican), David Sampson (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (March 11, 2025): Senate Read and Referred.

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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 an Act creating the Albany-Dougherty Inner City Authority, approved March 30, (Ga. L. 1977, p. 4220), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 4, 2017 (Ga. L. 2017, p. 3954), so as to restate the law governing the authority; provide a short title; to provide definitions; to provide for the existence and membership of the authority; to provide for officers; to provide for conflicts of interest; to provide for powers of the authority; to provide for revenue bonds; to provide for rules, regulations, and other procedures; to provide for immunity; to provide for tax exemptions; to provide that authority property is not subject to levy and sale; to provide for the Act's effect on other governments; to provide for earnings and dissolution; to provide for construction; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Gerald GreenePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse154
Bill YeartaPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse152
Mike CheokasPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse151
David SampsonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse153

“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. Senate Read and Referred
  2. House Passed/Adopted
  3. House Third Readers
  4. House Committee Favorably Reported
  5. House Second Readers
  6. House First Readers
  7. House Hopper

Sources

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