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type: "Bill"
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title: "Sunny Side, City of; repeal Act to incorporate; transfer duties and obligations to Spalding County"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act to incorporate the City of Sunny Side, to provide a new charter for the government of said city, approved February 17, 1950 (Ga. L. 1950, p. 2626), as amended; to provide for transfer of duties and obligations to Spalding County; to provide for transfer of all legal rights, privileges, and assets to Spalding County; to establish a special tax and service district for outstanding bonded indebtedness and other obligations; to provide for transfer of all federal and state permits and licenses; to provide for the transfer of ongoing judicial actions; to provide for the continuation of zoning and land use regulations; to provide for future proceeds of special and regular local option sales taxes; to provide for the designation of the historic Sunny Side community; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
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legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
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session: "2023_24"
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identifier: "HB 542"
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citation: "Georgia HB 542 (2023_24)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["David Knight", "Karen Mathiak", "Lauren Daniel"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 13
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2023-02-22"
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last_action: "2024-01-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ea9f2d75-112d-4308-99c2-06c432bf1614"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "9d53bd4430762419e25b2faf1c7c0c9b5587fd341757080181ece611d77d5355"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
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---
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# Georgia HB 542 (2023_24) — Sunny Side, City of; repeal Act to incorporate; transfer duties and obligations to Spalding County
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act to incorporate the City of Sunny Side, to provide a new charter for the government of said city, approved February 17, 1950 (Ga. L. 1950, p. 2626), as amended; to provide for transfer of duties and obligations to Spalding County; to provide for transfer of all legal rights, privileges, and assets to Spalding County; to establish a special tax and service district for outstanding bonded indebtedness and other obligations; to provide for transfer of all federal and state permits and licenses; to provide for the transfer of ongoing judicial actions; to provide for the continuation of zoning and land use regulations; to provide for future proceeds of special and regular local option sales taxes; to provide for the designation of the historic Sunny Side community; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **HB 542/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/218322.pdf)
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2. **LC 47 2134/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/215629.pdf)
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3. **LC 47 2365S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/217478.pdf)
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4. **LC 47 2365S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/217477.pdf)
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5. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/215679.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Senate Vote #239 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **50–0** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #219 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **157–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- David Knight — primary (person)
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- Karen Mathiak — primary (person)
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- Lauren Daniel — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-02-22** House Hopper `introduction`
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- **2023-02-23** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2023-02-27** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-09** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-09** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2023-03-09** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2023-03-13** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-16** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-16** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2023-03-30** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-05-03** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2023-05-03** Act 279 `executive-signature`
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- **2024-01-01** Effective Date
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ea9f2d75-112d-4308-99c2-06c432bf1614`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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