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| Bill | Preston, City of; clarify that the territory formerly included within the boundaries of the city is subject to governance by the Unified Government of Webster County | A BILL to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Preston in the County of Webster, approved May 17, 2004 (Ga. L. 2004, p. 4127), as amended; to thereby clarify that the territory formerly included within the boundaries of the city is subject to governance by the governing authority of the Unified Government of Webster County, Georgia; to provide for the devolution of all assets and obligations of the City of Preston to the Unified Government of Webster County, Georgia; to provide for other related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | us/states/ga | Georgia General Assembly | 2023_24 | HB 734 | Georgia HB 734 (2023_24) |
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Georgia HB 734 (2023_24) — Preston, City of; clarify that the territory formerly included within the boundaries of the city is subject to governance by the Unified Government of Webster County
A BILL to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Preston in the County of Webster, approved May 17, 2004 (Ga. L. 2004, p. 4127), as amended; to thereby clarify that the territory formerly included within the boundaries of the city is subject to governance by the governing authority of the Unified Government of Webster County, Georgia; to provide for the devolution of all assets and obligations of the City of Preston to the Unified Government of Webster County, Georgia; to provide for other 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.
- HB 734/AP* (committee substitute) — source
- LC 47 2421/a (committee substitute) — source
- Local Ad (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- Senate Vote #338 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — 52–0 (pass) · upper
- House Vote #271 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — 162–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Mike Cheokas — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2023-03-14 House Hopper
introduction - 2023-03-15 House First Readers
reading-1 - 2023-03-16 House Second Readers
reading-2 - 2023-03-23 House Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable - 2023-03-23 House Third Readers
reading-3 - 2023-03-23 House Passed/Adopted
passage - 2023-03-23 Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee - 2023-03-27 Senate Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable - 2023-03-29 Senate Passed/Adopted
passage - 2023-04-05 House Sent to Governor
executive-receipt - 2023-05-01 House Date Signed by Governor
executive-signature - 2023-05-01 Act 203
executive-signature - 2023-05-01 Effective Date
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/3cdf0f80-cf00-44a1-8fd0-dbfdf1f2c567. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).