# Georgia HB 1555: Fort Valley, City of; deannex certain territory

Georgia HB 1555, Fort Valley, City of; deannex certain territory, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Bethany Ballard (Republican), Patty Marie Stinson (Democrat); status signed, last action 2026-05-12 (House Date Signed by Governor) (as of 2026-10-12).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1555-2025-2026
- As of: 2026-10-12
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Georgia HB 1555
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Fort Valley, City of; deannex certain territory
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-03-16
- Last action: 2026-05-12, House Date Signed by Governor
- Sponsors: Bethany Ballard (Republican), Patty Marie Stinson (Democrat)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Intragovernmental Coordination, State and Local Governmental Operations, Local Bill
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (205 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Fort Valley utility commission gains property control: benefit, low. Fort Valley’s utility commission can buy, sell, trade, exchange, rent, lease, and make other utility-property contracts in its own name. It sets transaction terms, including for utility-system property the city owns or has an interest in now or later. All sale money must benefit the utility system,…
- Fort Valley removes roadway areas from city: mixed, low. The law removes specified roadway land from Fort Valley’s city limits. This includes the State Route 96 right-of-way east of the point at 32.554019, -83.865025. It also removes any portion of the Houser’s Mill Road right-of-way from city limits. The law does not specify changes to household taxes o…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Bethany Ballard (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Patty Marie Stinson (Democrat), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-27 | Senate | LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR | pass | 47 | 0 | 8 |
| 2026-03-23 | House | Local Calendar | pass | 158 | 0 | 16 |

## Actions (13)

- 2026-05-12: House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- 2026-05-12: Act 644
- 2026-05-12: Effective Date
- 2026-04-06: House Sent to Governor (House)
- 2026-03-27: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2026-03-27: Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-03-25: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- 2026-03-23: House Third Readers (House)
- 2026-03-23: House Passed/Adopted (House)
- 2026-03-19: House Second Readers (House)
- 2026-03-18: House First Readers (House)
- 2026-03-16: House Hopper (House)

## Bill text

- HB 1555/AP* (v4): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/247854)

## 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 1555/AP* (v4) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/247854)

## 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)
- [Georgia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/georgia/bills)
- [Georgia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/georgia)
- [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1555-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).