All Roll Calls
Yes: 221 • No: 0
GeorgiaHB 3812025-2026 Regular SessionHouse
Lower Chattahoochee Regional Transportation Authority; add Clay, Marion, and Webster counties
Sponsored By: Mike Cheokas (Republican), Gerald Greene (Republican)
Signed by Governor
Intragovernmental CoordinationState and Local Governmental OperationsLocal Bill
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Counties not liable for transit bonds
The Authority's revenue bonds are paid only from the Authority's funds. Clay, Harris, Marion, Quitman, Randolph, Stewart, Webster, and Cusseta-Chattahoochee do not pledge taxes or credit and are not obligated to pay them. Each bond must say this on its face. Counties and cities in the region, and adjoining counties, keep their power to own projects and issue revenue bonds under state law.
Legal immunity for transit authority staff
The Authority and its workers have the same legal immunity for negligence as the counties. It applies when they are doing Authority work. This reduces lawsuit and payout risk for the Authority.
More counties join regional transit board
The law adds Clay, Marion, and Webster counties to the regional transit authority. Clay, Harris, Marion, Quitman, Randolph, Stewart, Webster, and the Unified Government of Cusseta-Chattahoochee each appoint two board members (14 total). Those 14 choose a 15th member who must live in one of those counties. Terms are four years; one initial appointee per county serves two years; appointers may remove members and fill vacancies. Members are repaid for actual expenses, the Authority sets its own rules, has perpetual existence, and conflicting laws are repealed.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
Mike Cheokas
Republican • House
Gerald Greene
Republican • House
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 3/18/2025
LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR
Yes: 51 • No: 0
House vote • 2/21/2025
Local Calendar
Yes: 170 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
House Date Signed by Governor
5/13/2025HouseAct 139
5/13/2025Effective Date
5/13/2025House Sent to Governor
4/7/2025HouseSenate Committee Favorably Reported
3/18/2025SenateSenate Passed/Adopted
3/18/2025SenateSenate Read and Referred
2/24/2025SenateHouse Committee Favorably Reported
2/21/2025HouseHouse Third Readers
2/21/2025HouseHouse Passed/Adopted
2/21/2025HouseHouse Second Readers
2/13/2025HouseHouse First Readers
2/12/2025HouseHouse Hopper
2/11/2025House
Bill Text
HB 381/AP* (v4)
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