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type: "Bill"
title: "Forsyth County; Redevelopment Powers Law; define an area where such powers may be exercised"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize Forsyth County to exercise all redevelopment and other powers provided for under Article IX, Section II, Paragraph VII(b) of the Georgia Constitution and Chapter 44 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., the \"Redevelopment Powers Law,\" as amended; to define an area where such powers may be exercised; to provide for a referendum; to provide for effective dates; to provide for automatic repeal under certain circumstances; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1488"
citation: "Georgia HB 1488 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brent Cox", "Carter Barrett", "David Clark", "Lauren McDonald", "Rick Jasperse", "Todd Jones"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-03-14"
last_action: "2024-05-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0d6aabf0-01c0-49e0-8b09-df39caeff1cf"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "625efbfa3889dd83cf1fc234ddebce6e43d0f656afc721d4a8dce01b97fa702e"
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 1488 (2023_24) — Forsyth County; Redevelopment Powers Law; define an area where such powers may be exercised
A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize Forsyth County to exercise all redevelopment and other powers provided for under Article IX, Section II, Paragraph VII(b) of the Georgia Constitution and Chapter 44 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., the "Redevelopment Powers Law," as amended; to define an area where such powers may be exercised; to provide for a referendum; to provide for effective dates; to provide for automatic repeal under certain circumstances; 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 1488/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/229148.pdf)
2. **LC 47 3058/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/227448.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/227459.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #728 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **160–1** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #823 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **54–1** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Brent Cox — primary (person)
- Carter Barrett — primary (person)
- David Clark — primary (person)
- Lauren McDonald — primary (person)
- Rick Jasperse — primary (person)
- Todd Jones — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-03-14** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-03-18** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-03-20** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-03-21** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-21** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-03-21** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-03-26** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-26** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-28** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-04-02** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-06** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-06** Act 688 `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/0d6aabf0-01c0-49e0-8b09-df39caeff1cf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).