# Georgia HB 381: Lower Chattahoochee Regional Transportation Authority; add Clay, Marion, and Webster counties

Georgia HB 381, Lower Chattahoochee Regional Transportation Authority; add Clay, Marion, and Webster counties, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Mike Cheokas (Republican), Gerald Greene (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-13 (House Date Signed by Governor) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia HB 381
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Lower Chattahoochee Regional Transportation Authority; add Clay, Marion, and Webster counties
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-11
- Last action: 2025-05-13, House Date Signed by Governor
- Sponsors: Mike Cheokas (Republican), Gerald Greene (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Intragovernmental Coordination, State and Local Governmental Operations, Local Bill
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (221 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Counties keep powers without transportation bond liability: benefit, low. The Authority's revenue bonds are not debts of its participating counties, including Clay, Marion, and Webster. They do not pledge county credit or require counties to raise taxes or set aside money for repayment. Only funds provided under the law pay these bonds, and the bonds must state that limi…
- Three counties gain regional transportation representation: benefit, low. Clay, Marion, and Webster counties join the Lower Chattahoochee Regional Transportation Authority. The law assigns two appointments each to Clay, Harris, Marion, Quitman, Randolph, Stewart, Webster, and the Unified Government of Cusseta-Chattahoochee Counties. These counts conflict: the law states…
- Transportation authority gains protection from injury claims: cost, low. The Lower Chattahoochee Regional Transportation Authority gets the same protection from tort and negligence claims as its participating counties. These are legal claims for harm, including harm caused by carelessness. Its officers, agents, and employees receive the same protection as county personn…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mike Cheokas (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Gerald Greene (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-18 | Senate | LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR | pass | 51 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025-02-21 | House | Local Calendar | pass | 170 | 0 | 7 |

## Actions (13)

- 2025-05-13: House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-05-13: Act 139
- 2025-05-13: Effective Date
- 2025-04-07: House Sent to Governor (House)
- 2025-03-18: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-02-24: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- 2025-02-21: House Third Readers (House)
- 2025-02-21: House Passed/Adopted (House)
- 2025-02-13: House Second Readers (House)
- 2025-02-12: House First Readers (House)
- 2025-02-11: House Hopper (House)

## Bill text

- HB 381/AP* (v4): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/236218)

## Related bills

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- 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 381/AP* (v4) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/236218)

## 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-HB381-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).