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type: "Bill"
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title: "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"
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description: "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."
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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 734"
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citation: "Georgia HB 734 (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: ["Mike Cheokas"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 13
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2023-03-14"
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last_action: "2023-05-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3cdf0f80-cf00-44a1-8fd0-dbfdf1f2c567"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "d064b6c2b9b8d3538390b74975eb2a452ab821fe1c7b03a7be31b9ed3e9f344e"
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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 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
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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.
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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 734/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/219993.pdf)
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2. **LC 47 2421/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/217857.pdf)
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3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/217902.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Senate Vote #338 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **52–0** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #271 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **162–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Mike Cheokas — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-03-14** House Hopper `introduction`
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- **2023-03-15** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2023-03-16** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-23** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-23** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2023-03-23** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2023-03-23** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-27** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-29** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2023-04-05** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-05-01** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2023-05-01** Act 203 `executive-signature`
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- **2023-05-01** 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/3cdf0f80-cf00-44a1-8fd0-dbfdf1f2c567`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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