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type: "Bill"
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title: "Quitman, City of; transfer of all legal rights, privileges, and assets to Brooks County; provide"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act to amend, consolidate, and supersede the several Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia pertaining to the City of Quitman in the County of Brooks, approved March 3, 1962 (Ga. L. 1962, p. 2894), as amended; to provide for transfer of duties and obligations to Brooks County; to provide for transfer of all legal rights, privileges, and assets to Brooks County; to establish a special tax and service district for outstanding bonded indebtedness and other obligations; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; 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 1567"
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citation: "Georgia HB 1567 (2025_26)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Chas Cannon", "Darlene Taylor", "Jaclyn Ford", "John LaHood", "Robert Dickey"]
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version_count: 7
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action_count: 16
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2026-03-18"
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last_action: "2026-05-12"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/146fbfae-552b-471d-a8cb-56636b3e9ed5"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "b86ec106bfff3ae7d4e55ec0b265cf4bc969fe6083c9105c8ad7697de06f859b"
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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 1567 (2025_26) — Quitman, City of; transfer of all legal rights, privileges, and assets to Brooks County; provide
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act to amend, consolidate, and supersede the several Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia pertaining to the City of Quitman in the County of Brooks, approved March 3, 1962 (Ga. L. 1962, p. 2894), as amended; to provide for transfer of duties and obligations to Brooks County; to provide for transfer of all legal rights, privileges, and assets to Brooks County; to establish a special tax and service district for outstanding bonded indebtedness and other obligations; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; 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 1567/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/249042.pdf)
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2. **LC 47 3962/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/246316.pdf)
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3. **LC 47 4305S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/247309.pdf)
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4. **LC 47 4308S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/247423.pdf)
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5. **LC 47 4308S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/247422.pdf)
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6. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/246372.pdf)
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7. **Sen Ctee Sub LC 44 3569S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/248110.pdf)
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## Votes
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- House Vote #760 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **96–68** (pass) · lower
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- House Vote #845 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **75–97** (fail) · lower
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- Senate Vote #874 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **31–16** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Chas Cannon — primary (person)
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- Darlene Taylor — primary (person)
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- Jaclyn Ford — primary (person)
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- John LaHood — primary (person)
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- Robert Dickey — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-03-18** House Hopper `introduction`
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- **2026-03-19** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2026-03-20** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-25** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-25** House Withdrawn, Recommitted `referral-committee, withdrawal`
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- **2026-03-25** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-25** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-25** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2026-03-27** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-31** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-31** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2026-04-02** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
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- **2026-04-10** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-05-12** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2026-05-12** Act 681 `executive-signature`
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- **2026-05-12** 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/146fbfae-552b-471d-a8cb-56636b3e9ed5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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