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Georgia General Assembly · HB 454 · House Date Signed by Governor (Act 116)

Vince Dooley Battlefield Trust Fund Act; enact

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Officially: “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; Read the full text

2025-2026 regular session

What it does

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
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.

Where it is

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House Hopper · Feb 13, 2025
House First Readers · Feb 18, 2025
House Second Readers · Feb 19, 2025
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Feb 27, 2025
House Third Readers · Mar 3, 2025
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute · Mar 3, 2025
Senate Read and Referred · Mar 4, 2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Mar 20, 2025
Senate Read Second Time · Mar 21, 2025
Senate Recommitted · Mar 25, 2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported · Mar 31, 2025
Senate Third Read · Apr 2, 2025
Senate Passed/Adopted · Apr 2, 2025
House Sent to Governor · Apr 8, 2025
House Date Signed by Governor · May 12, 2025
Act 116 · May 12, 2025
Effective Date · Jul 1, 2025

The numbers

7
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

Gaines, HoustonWiedower, MarcusRhodes, TreyRidley, JasonRichardson, GaryCrowe, ClintCowsert, Bill

Recorded votes

PASSAGESenate · 2025-04-02 · yea 47, nay 0, notVoting 9, excused 0
PASSAGEHouse · 2025-03-03 · yea 157, nay 14, notVoting 4, excused 5
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Georgia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Effective Date (Jul 1, 2025).