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type: "Bill"
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title: "\"Barrow County Public Facilities Authority Act\"; enact"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to create the Barrow County Public Facilities Authority; to provide for the appointment of members of the Authority; to provide for a short title; to confer powers upon the Authority; to provide for purpose and scope of operations of the Authority; to provide for definitions; to authorize the issuance of revenue bonds of the Authority; to fix and provide the venue and jurisdiction of actions; to provide for moneys received and trust funds; to provide for tort immunity; to provide for tax exemption, rates, charges, and revenues; to provide for effect on other governments; to provide for construction and severability; to provide for related matters; to provide for 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: "SB 621"
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citation: "Georgia SB 621 (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: ["Bill Cowsert", "Clint Dixon", "Frank Ginn"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 13
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2026-03-12"
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last_action: "2026-05-11"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/35571428-9684-467d-87ec-14e14a5d4ac2"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "7bebc26f1190e958da552362eb51acbd0ad27f848c084ba861981b3dc14ac22a"
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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 SB 621 (2025_26) — "Barrow County Public Facilities Authority Act"; enact
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to create the Barrow County Public Facilities Authority; to provide for the appointment of members of the Authority; to provide for a short title; to confer powers upon the Authority; to provide for purpose and scope of operations of the Authority; to provide for definitions; to authorize the issuance of revenue bonds of the Authority; to fix and provide the venue and jurisdiction of actions; to provide for moneys received and trust funds; to provide for tort immunity; to provide for tax exemption, rates, charges, and revenues; to provide for effect on other governments; to provide for construction and severability; to provide for related matters; to provide for 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. **As Passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/246621.pdf)
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2. **As introduced LC 62 0317** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/245787.pdf)
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3. **SB 621 Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/245792.pdf)
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4. **SB 621/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/249237.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Senate Vote #745 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **49–0** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #857 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **94–75** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Bill Cowsert — primary (person)
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- Clint Dixon — primary (person)
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- Frank Ginn — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-03-12** Senate Hopper `introduction`
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- **2026-03-16** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-19** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-19** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2026-03-20** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2026-03-23** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2026-04-02** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-04-02** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2026-04-02** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2026-04-10** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-05-11** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2026-05-11** Act 621 `executive-signature`
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- **2026-05-11** 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/35571428-9684-467d-87ec-14e14a5d4ac2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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