2025-2026 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

SB281: "Port Wentworth Convention and Visitors Bureau Authority Act"; enact

Legislative Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to create the Port Wentworth Convention and Visitors Bureau Authority; to provide for a short title; to provide for the appointment, terms, removal, and compensation of authority members; to provide for officers of the authority; to provide for an executive director and employees; to provide for meetings, quorums, and majorities; to provide for the duties and powers of the authority; to provide for tax statutes of the authority; to limit liabilities; to provide for budget oversight; to authorize the use of hotel-motel tax proceeds to fund the authority; to provide for inspections; to place limitations on authority contracts, agreements, obligations, and indebtedness; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Bill History

2/26/2025
Senate Hopper
Senate
2/27/2025
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
3/10/2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
Senate
3/10/2025
Senate Passed/Adopted
Senate
3/11/2025
House First Readers
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
House Second Readers
House of Representatives

Roll Call Votes

Local Consent Calendar: Senate Vote #221
3/10/2025
43
Yea
1
Nay
3
Not Voting
9
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(3/10/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Intragovernmental Coordination(House of Representatives)

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Derek Mallow
Derek Mallow
Democrat

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text3/11/202588.9 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/27/202587.9 KB