Bill Sponsor
Georgia House Bill 454
Session 2025_26
Vince Dooley Battlefield Trust Fund Act; enact
Became Law
Became Law
Signed by Governor on May 12, 2025
First Action
Feb 13, 2025
Latest Action
Jul 1, 2025
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
454
State
Georgia
Session
2025_26
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Primary
Republican
Primary
Republican
Primary
Republican
Primary
Republican
Primary
Republican
Primary
House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (1)
checkPassed on March 3, 2025
Motion Text
House Vote #138 - 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Roll Call Votes
Unknown
ANDERSON
Yes
Unknown
BAKER
Yes
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CAMPBELL
Yes
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CAMPBELL
Yes
Unknown
CANNON
No
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CANNON
Yes
Unknown
CLARK
Yes
Unknown
CLARK
No
Unknown
HOWARD
Yes
Unknown
HOWARD
Yes
Unknown
JONES
Other
Unknown
JONES
Yes
Unknown
JONES
Yes
Unknown
JONES
Yes
Unknown
MCDONALD III
Yes
Unknown
RIDLEY
Yes
Unknown
RIDLEY
Yes
Unknown
SMITH
Other
Unknown
SMITH
Yes
Unknown
SMITH
Yes
Unknown
SMITH
Yes
Unknown
TAYLOR
Yes
Unknown
TAYLOR
Yes
Summary
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.
Actions (17)
07/01/2025
Georgia General Assembly
Effective Date
05/12/2025
Senate
Act 116
05/12/2025
House
House Date Signed by Governor
04/08/2025
House
House Sent to Governor
04/02/2025
Senate
Senate Passed/Adopted
04/02/2025
Senate
Senate Third Read
03/31/2025
Senate
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
03/25/2025
Senate
Senate Recommitted
03/21/2025
Senate
Senate Read Second Time
03/20/2025
Senate
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
03/04/2025
Senate
Senate Read and Referred
03/03/2025
House
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
03/03/2025
House
House Third Readers
02/27/2025
House
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
02/19/2025
House
House Second Readers
02/18/2025
House
House First Readers
02/13/2025
House
House Hopper