---
type: "Bill"
title: "Dexter, Town of; provide new charter"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a new charter for the Town of Dexter; to provide for other matters relative to the foregoing; to repeal a specific Act; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1135"
citation: "Georgia HB 1135 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Matt Hatchett"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-02-06"
last_action: "2024-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3e01a819-6c03-4f13-84d4-a2b7821ac193"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "f1c4a99afae86f23bdd022fdd3b55aaa389b364f247d6fbd0284ba003a30b0a8"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---

# Georgia HB 1135 (2023_24) — Dexter, Town of; provide new charter

A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a new charter for the Town of Dexter; to provide for other matters relative to the foregoing; to repeal a specific Act; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **HB 1135/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/225727.pdf)
2. **LC 47 2551/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/222963.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/222998.pdf)

## Votes

- House Vote #457 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **158–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #555 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Matt Hatchett — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2024-02-06** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-02-07** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-02-08** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-12** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-12** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-12** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-02-12** House Immediately Transmitted to Senate
- **2024-02-13** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-27** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-27** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-04-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-01** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-01** Act 522 `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-01** Effective Date

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3e01a819-6c03-4f13-84d4-a2b7821ac193`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).