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type: "Bill"
title: "Weeping Time Cultural Heritage Corridor Authority; create"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to create the Weeping Time Cultural Heritage Corridor Authority; to provide for definitions; to provide for the purpose and powers of the authority; to provide for appointment, eligibility, and terms of members of the authority; to provide for organization, quorum, meetings, and expenses of the authority; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for agents and employees; to provide for accountability and for financial and other records; to provide for audits; to limit the powers of the authority; to provide for open meetings and public records; to provide for judicial jurisdiction; to provide that the powers of the authority are supplemental; to provide for liberal construction; 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: "HB 1425"
citation: "Georgia HB 1425 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Anne Allen Westbrook", "Carl Gilliard", "Jesse Petrea", "Ron Stephens"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-02-27"
last_action: "2024-05-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/04149b5f-f08d-46c9-a80e-fc28cdacb86e"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "b2242219e0c288ea4a9892e7a0d0e3c352f99c74f95ed5d62a784dd81c57e46b"
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 1425 (2023_24) — Weeping Time Cultural Heritage Corridor Authority; create
A BILL to be entitled an Act to create the Weeping Time Cultural Heritage Corridor Authority; to provide for definitions; to provide for the purpose and powers of the authority; to provide for appointment, eligibility, and terms of members of the authority; to provide for organization, quorum, meetings, and expenses of the authority; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for agents and employees; to provide for accountability and for financial and other records; to provide for audits; to limit the powers of the authority; to provide for open meetings and public records; to provide for judicial jurisdiction; to provide that the powers of the authority are supplemental; to provide for liberal construction; 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. **HB 1425/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/228137.pdf)
2. **LC 47 2789/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/225831.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/225859.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #712 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #701 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **161–1** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Anne Allen Westbrook — primary (person)
- Carl Gilliard — primary (person)
- Jesse Petrea — primary (person)
- Ron Stephens — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-02-27** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-02-29** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-03-04** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-03-08** House Withdrawn, Recommitted `referral-committee, withdrawal`
- **2024-03-18** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-18** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-03-18** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-03-20** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-21** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-21** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-04-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-06** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-06** Act 660 `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-06** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/04149b5f-f08d-46c9-a80e-fc28cdacb86e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).