GA HB 454
enactedVince Dooley Battlefield Trust Fund Act; enact
Georgia · 2025_26 · lower
Quick answers
Did GA HB 454 pass?
Yes. GA HB 454 has been enacted into law as of 2025-07-01. Latest recorded action (2025-07-01): Effective Date
What is GA HB 454 about?
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.
Who sponsors GA HB 454?
Houston Gaines, Marcus Wiedower, Trey Rhodes and 3 others are the primary sponsors of GA HB 454.
Description
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.
- Introduced
- 2025-02-13
- Latest action
- 2025-07-01 — Effective Date
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- Houston Gainesprimary
- Marcus Wiedowerprimary
- Trey Rhodesprimary
- Jason Ridleyprimary
- Gary Richardsonprimary
- Clint Croweprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-02-13
House Hopper
introduction
2025-02-18
House First Readers
reading-1
2025-02-19
House Second Readers
reading-2
2025-02-27
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-03
House Third Readers
reading-3
2025-03-03
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
passage
2025-03-04
Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee
2025-03-20
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-21
Senate Read Second Time
reading-2
2025-03-25
Senate Recommitted
referral-committee
2025-03-31
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-02
Senate Third Read
reading-3
2025-04-02
Senate Passed/Adopted
passage
2025-04-08
House Sent to Governor
executive-receipt
2025-05-12
House Date Signed by Governor
executive-signature
2025-05-12
Act 116
executive-signature
2025-07-01
Effective Date
Versions
Documents
Votes
House Vote #138 - 2025-2026 Regular Session
2025-03-03 · pass · 157-14
Member-level votes (165)
- ADESANYA: no
- ADEYINA: yes
- ALEXANDER: yes
- ANDERSON: yes
- AU: yes
- BAKER: yes
- BALLARD: yes
- BALLINGER: yes
- BARNES: yes
- BARRETT: yes
- BARTON: yes
- BAZEMORE: yes
- BECKLES: yes
- BELL: yes
- BENNETT: yes
- BERRY: no
- BLACKMON: yes
- BONNER: yes
- BUCKNER: yes
- BURCHETT: yes
- BURNOUGH: yes
- BURNS: other
- BYRD: yes
- CAMERON: yes
- CAMP: yes
- CAMPBELL: yes
- CANNON: no
- CARPENTER: yes
- CARSON: yes
- CARTER: no
- CHASTAIN: yes
- CHEOKAS: yes
- CLARK: yes
- CLIFTON: yes
- COOPER: yes
- CORBETT: yes
- COX: yes
- CRAWFORD: yes
- CROWE: yes
- CUMMINGS: yes
- DAVIS: no
- DAWSON: yes
- DELOACH: yes
- DEMPSEY: yes
- DICKEY: yes
- DONATUCCI: yes
- DOUGLAS: yes
- DRAPER: yes
- DRENNER: no
- DUBNIK: yes
- DUNAHOO: yes
- EFSTRATION: yes
- EHRHART: yes
- ERWIN: yes
- EVANS: yes
- FLEMING: yes
- FLOURNOY: yes
- FORD: yes
- FRANKLIN: yes
- FRYE: yes
- GAINES: yes
- GAMBILL: yes
- GILLIARD: yes
- GLAIZE: yes
- GREENE: yes
- GRIFFIN: yes
- GULLETT: yes
- GUNTER: yes
- HAGAN: yes
- HATCHETT: yes
- HAWKINS: yes
- HEFFNER: yes
- HENDERSON: other
- HERRING: yes
- HILTON: yes
- HITCHENS: yes
- HOLCOMB: yes
- HOLLAND: yes
- HOLLY: no
- HONG: yes
- HORNER: yes
- HOWARD: yes
- HUDDLESTON: yes
- HUGLEY: yes
- HUTCHINSON: other
- JACKSON: no
- JASPERSE: yes
- JENKINS: yes
- JONES: yes
- KAHAIAN: yes
- KELLEY: yes
- KENDRICK: yes
- LAHOOD: yes
- LEVERETT: yes
- LEWIS-WARD: yes
- LIM: yes
- LUMSDEN: yes
- LUPTON: yes
- MARTIN: yes
- MARTINEZ: yes
- MATHIAK: yes
- MATHIS: yes
- MCCLAIN: yes
- MCCOLLUM: yes
- MCDONALD III: yes
- MCQUEEN: no
- MEEKS: yes
- MILLER: yes
- MITCHELL: yes
- MOMTAHAN: yes
- MOORE: yes
- MYLES: yes
- NEAL: yes
- NEW: yes
- NEWTON: yes
- OKOYE: yes
- OLALEYE: yes
- OLIVER: yes
- O'STEEN: yes
- PANITCH: yes
- PARIS: yes
- PARK: yes
- PARRISH: yes
- PARSONS: yes
- PERSINGER: yes
- PETREA: yes
- POWELL: yes
- PRINCE: yes
- REESE: yes
- REEVES: yes
- RHODES: yes
- RICE: yes
- RICHARDSON: yes
- RIDLEY: yes
- ROBERTS: yes
- ROMMAN: no
- SAINZ: yes
- SAMPSON: yes
- SANCHEZ: no
- SANTOS: other
- SCHOFIELD: no
- SCOGGINS: yes
- SCOTT: no
- SEABAUGH: yes
- SHARPER: yes
- SILCOX: yes
- SMITH: yes
- STEPHENS: yes
- STINSON: other
- TARVIN: yes
- TAYLOR: yes
- THOMAS: yes
- TOWNSEND: yes
- TRAN: yes
- WADE: yes
- WASHBURN: yes
- WERKHEISER: yes
- WESTBROOK: yes
- WIEDOWER: yes
- WILKERSON: other
- WILLIAMS: yes
- WILLIAMS, JR.: yes
- WILLIAMSON: yes
- WILLIS: other
- YEARTA: yes
Senate Vote #388 - 2025-2026 Regular Session
2025-04-02 · pass · 47-0
Member-level votes (54)
- ALBERS: yes
- ANAVITARTE: yes
- ANDERSON: yes
- BEACH: yes
- BEARDEN: yes
- BRASS: yes
- BURNS: yes
- COWSERT: yes
- DAVENPORT: yes
- DIXON: other
- DOLEZAL: yes
- ECHOLS: yes
- ESTEVES: yes
- GINN: yes
- GOOCH: yes
- GOODMAN: yes
- HALPERN: yes
- HARBIN: yes
- HARBISON: yes
- HARRELL: other
- HATCHETT: yes
- HICKMAN: yes
- HODGES: yes
- HUFSTETLER: yes
- JACKSON: yes
- JAMES: yes
- JONES: yes
- JONES II: other
- KEMP: yes
- KENNEDY: yes
- KIRKPATRICK: yes
- LUCAS: yes
- MALLOW: other
- MANGHAM: yes
- MCLAURIN: yes
- MERRITT: yes
- MOORE: yes
- ORROCK: other
- PARENT: other
- PARKES: yes
- PAYNE: yes
- RAHMAN: yes
- RHETT: yes
- ROBERTSON: yes
- SETZLER: yes
- SIMS: yes
- STILL: yes
- STRICKLAND: other
- SUMMERS: yes
- TILLERY: other
- WALKER, III: yes
- WATSON: yes
- WICKS: yes
- WILLIAMS: yes
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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