2025-2026 Regular Session
HB454
Vince Dooley Battlefield Trust Fund Act; enact
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.
Legislative progress
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Recorded floor votes
2 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
March 3, 2025 · House
Passage: House Vote #138
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
157 yea–14 nay · 4 not voting · 5 absent
April 2, 2025 · Senate
Passage: Senate Vote #388
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
47 yea–0 nay · 9 not voting
Committee referrals
March 4, 2025 · Senate
Rules
February 18, 2025 · House
Game, Fish & Parks
Instrument history
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State Effective Date 2025-07-01
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State Act 116
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House House Date Signed by Governor
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House House Sent to Governor
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Senate Senate Passed/Adopted View roll call
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Senate Senate Third Read
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Senate Senate Committee Favorably Reported
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Senate Senate Recommitted
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Senate Senate Read Second Time
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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 Second Readers
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House House First Readers
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House House Hopper