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type: "Bill"
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title: "Transportation, Department of; authority over vertiports; provide"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 6 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to aviation, so as to provide the Department of Transportation with authority over vertiports; to provide for definitions; 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: "2025_26"
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identifier: "HB 156"
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citation: "Georgia HB 156 (2025_26)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["AVIATION", "REVENUE AND TAXATION"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Brad Thomas", "Clint Crowe", "John LaHood", "Scott Hilton", "Todd Jones"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 18
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2025-01-28"
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last_action: "2025-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/41e5a01a-6fcd-4f35-a3c4-ff0d4522d4d8"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "71bd82e7533300e12dd128b997654d8a194e1e88282bf82e3a62dcde0ec242cf"
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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 156 (2025_26) — Transportation, Department of; authority over vertiports; provide
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 6 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to aviation, so as to provide the Department of Transportation with authority over vertiports; to provide for definitions; 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 156/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/239320.pdf)
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2. **LC 39 4503/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/230494.pdf)
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3. **LC 39 4638S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/233991.pdf)
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4. **LC 39 4638S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/233133.pdf)
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5. **Sen Floor Amend 1 AM 50 0127** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/238833.pdf)
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## Votes
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- House Vote #88 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **162–7** (pass) · lower
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- House Vote #410 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **159–3** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #432 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **53–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Brad Thomas — primary (person)
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- Clint Crowe — primary (person)
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- John LaHood — primary (person)
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- Scott Hilton — primary (person)
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- Todd Jones — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-01-28** House Hopper `introduction`
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- **2025-01-29** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2025-01-30** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2025-02-20** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-02-26** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2025-02-26** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2025-02-27** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-18** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-20** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2025-04-02** Senate Tabled
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- **2025-04-02** Senate Taken from Table
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- **2025-04-02** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2025-04-02** Senate Passed/Adopted As Amended `passage`
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- **2025-04-04** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
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- **2025-04-09** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-05-13** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2025-05-13** Act 172 `executive-signature`
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- **2025-07-01** 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/41e5a01a-6fcd-4f35-a3c4-ff0d4522d4d8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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