# Georgia HB 1186: Garden City Area Convention and Visitors Bureau Authority; repeal Act

Georgia HB 1186, Garden City Area Convention and Visitors Bureau Authority; repeal Act, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Carl Gilliard (Democrat), Bill Hitchens (Republican), Edna Jackson (Democrat) and 2 others; status signed, last action 2026-05-11 (House Date Signed by Governor) (as of 2026-10-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia HB 1186
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Garden City Area Convention and Visitors Bureau Authority; repeal Act
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-04
- Last action: 2026-05-11, House Date Signed by Governor
- Sponsors: Carl Gilliard (Democrat), Bill Hitchens (Republican), Edna Jackson (Democrat), Ron Stephens (Republican), Anne Allen Westbrook (Democrat)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Intragovernmental Coordination, State and Local Governmental Operations, Local Bill
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (218 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Garden City closes its tourism authority: mixed, low. The law repeals the May 17, 2004 act creating the Garden City Area Convention and Visitors Bureau Authority. All authority assets automatically transfer to Garden City, Georgia, subject to legal restrictions. The city also takes over the authority’s obligations, using any documents needed to keep t…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Carl Gilliard (Democrat), House
- Sponsor: Bill Hitchens (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Edna Jackson (Democrat), House
- Sponsor: Ron Stephens (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Anne Allen Westbrook (Democrat), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-24 | Senate | LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR | pass | 53 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026-02-17 | House | Local Calendar | pass | 165 | 1 | 10 |

## Actions (13)

- 2026-05-11: House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- 2026-05-11: Act 547
- 2026-05-11: Effective Date
- 2026-04-06: House Sent to Governor (House)
- 2026-02-24: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- 2026-02-17: House Third Readers (House)
- 2026-02-17: House Passed/Adopted (House)
- 2026-02-06: House Second Readers (House)
- 2026-02-05: House First Readers (House)
- 2026-02-04: House Hopper (House)

## Bill text

- HB 1186/AP* (v4): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/243587)

## Related bills

- SB 160: Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckless stunt driving; replace the forfeiture penalty (signed)
- SB 384: Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation for certain motor vehicles; provide (signed)
- SB 76: License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Service Foundation; establish (signed)
- SB 406: "Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact (signed)
- HB 1391: Specialty license plates; honor public safety officers; establish (signed)
- HB 1344: Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact (signed)

## Sources
- [HB 1186/AP* (v4) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/243587)

## Related
- [SB 160: Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckles…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB160-2025-2026)
- [SB 384: Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB384-2025-2026)
- [SB 76: License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Servic…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB76-2025-2026)
- [SB 406: "Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB406-2025-2026)
- [HB 1391: Specialty license plates; honor public safety officers; establish](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1391-2025-2026)
- [HB 1344: Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1344-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1186-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-11).