---
type: "Bill"
title: "\"Columbia County Public Facilities Authority Act\"; enact"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to create the Columbia County Public Facilities Authority; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "SB 285"
citation: "Georgia SB 285 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lee Anderson", "Max Burns"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-03-02"
last_action: "2023-04-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e39444fc-f7fa-4ffb-8b5c-2c7664c4a874"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "d42a5a374220c50dcac107b60bb4b57fd65f444173654ea53043010a8a3cc8d8"
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 SB 285 (2023_24) — "Columbia County Public Facilities Authority Act"; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to create the Columbia County Public Facilities Authority; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; 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. **As introduced LC 47 2340** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/216756.pdf)
2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/217660.pdf)
3. **SB 285 ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/216758.pdf)
4. **SB 285/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/219899.pdf)

## Votes

- House Vote #312 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **157–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #208 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **44–7** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Lee Anderson — primary (person)
- Max Burns — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-02** Senate Hopper `introduction`
- **2023-03-06** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-13** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-13** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2023-03-14** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2023-03-15** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2023-03-27** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-27** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2023-03-27** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2023-04-05** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-19** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-19** Act 19 `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-19** Effective Date

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e39444fc-f7fa-4ffb-8b5c-2c7664c4a874`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).