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Georgia · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 78: "City of Tybee Island Buildings and Public Facilities Authority 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

SB 78 is a bill introduced in the Georgia Senate on February 3, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: "City of Tybee Island Buildings and Public Facilities Authority Act"; enact. Primary sponsor: Ben Watson (Republican), Derek Mallow (Democratic), Billy Hickman (Republican), Clint Dixon (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 1, 2025): 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 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.

Sponsors

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

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Ben WatsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Derek MallowPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate2
Billy HickmanPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate4
Clint DixonPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate45

“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 53
  3. Senate Date Signed by Governor
  4. Senate Sent to Governor
  5. House Passed/Adopted
  6. House Third Readers
  7. House Committee Favorably Reported
  8. House Second Readers
  9. House First Readers
  10. Senate Passed/Adopted
  11. Senate Committee Favorably Reported
  12. Senate Read and Referred

Showing 12 most recent of 13 actions. Full history

Sources

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