Garden City Area Convention and Visitors Bureau Authority; repeal Act
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act creating the Garden City Area Convention and Visitors Bureau Authority, approved May 17, 2004 (Ga. L. 2004, p. 3983); to provide for the assets and liabilities thereof; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 4, 2026
Signed May 11, 2026
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Floor votes · Senate Feb 24, 2026 · House Feb 17, 2026
How they voted
51–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 52
Feb 24, 2026
D
Democratic20
100% Yea
R
Republican32
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 11, 2026
Signed into law
Act 547
upper
May 11, 2026
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Feb 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Anne Westbrook
DDemocratic
P
Bill Hitchens
RRepublican
P
Carl Gilliard
DDemocratic
P
Edna Jackson
DDemocratic
P
Ron Stephens
RRepublican
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