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Georgia · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 756: Chatham Area Transit Authority; abolish current memberships; provide new board

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 756 is a bill introduced in the Georgia House on March 11, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Chatham Area Transit Authority; abolish current memberships; provide new board. Primary sponsor: Edna Jackson (Democratic), Bill Hitchens (Republican), Jesse Petrea (Republican), Carl Gilliard (Democratic), Anne Westbrook (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (June 30, 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 an Act creating the Chatham Area Transit Authority, approved March 28, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 5082), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 11, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 5296), so as to abolish the current authority memberships; to provide for new board membership; to provide terms of office; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3 · Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Edna JacksonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse165
Bill HitchensPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse161
Jesse PetreaPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse166
Carl GilliardPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse162
Anne WestbrookPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse163

“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 323
  3. House Date Signed by Governor
  4. House Sent to Governor
  5. Senate Passed/Adopted
  6. Senate Committee Favorably Reported
  7. Senate Read and Referred
  8. House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
  9. House Third Readers
  10. House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  11. House Withdrawn, Recommitted
  12. House Committee Favorably Reported

Showing 12 most recent of 15 actions. Full history

Sources

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