2025-2026 Regular Session
HB1567
Quitman, City of; transfer of all legal rights, privileges, and assets to Brooks County; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act to amend, consolidate, and supersede the several Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia pertaining to the City of Quitman in the County of Brooks, approved March 3, 1962 (Ga. L. 1962, p. 2894), as amended; to provide for transfer of duties and obligations to Brooks County; to provide for transfer of all legal rights, privileges, and assets to Brooks County; to establish a special tax and service district for outstanding bonded indebtedness and other obligations; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Legislative progress
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Recorded floor votes
3 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
March 25, 2026 · House
Supplemental Local Calendar : House Vote #760
Passed
96 yea–68 nay · 4 not voting · 8 absent
March 31, 2026 · Senate
Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #874
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
31 yea–16 nay · 4 not voting · 3 absent
April 2, 2026 · House
Remove From Local Cal/vote Separately: House Vote #845
Failed
75 yea–97 nay · 1 not voting · 3 absent
Committee referrals
March 27, 2026 · Senate
State and Local Governmental Operations
March 19, 2026 · House
Intragovernmental Coordination
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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State Effective Date 2026-05-12
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State Act 681
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House House Date Signed by Governor
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House House Sent to Governor
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House House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
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Senate Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute View roll call
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Senate Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
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Senate Senate Read and Referred
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House House Passed/Adopted By Substitute View roll call
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House House Third Readers
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House House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
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House House Withdrawn, Recommitted
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House House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
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House House Second Readers
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House House First Readers
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House House Hopper