# Georgia HB 513: Local government; criteria for service delivery strategy; revise provisions

Georgia HB 513, Local government; criteria for service delivery strategy; revise provisions, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Victor Anderson (Republican), James Burchett (Republican), John Corbett (Republican) and 2 others; status signed, last action 2025-07-01 (Effective Date); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia HB 513
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Local government; criteria for service delivery strategy; revise provisions
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-19
- Last action: 2025-07-01, Effective Date
- Sponsors: Victor Anderson (Republican), James Burchett (Republican), John Corbett (Republican), John LaHood (Republican), Brian Prince (Democrat)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Governmental Affairs, State and Local Governmental Operations, General Bill
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 3 (382 yes, 5 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Local governments get simpler service-plan updates: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, affected local governments can update shared service plans without approval from unaffected parties. Each update must cover only the changed services or revenue arrangements between the affected governments. These updates still receive review when the full countywide plan…
- Counties gain more service funding options: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, county service plans can list solid waste franchise fees, alcohol licensing fees, and zoning fees as funding sources. These sources fund services mainly benefiting areas outside city limits or the county's share of countywide services jointly funded with cities. Money fro…
- Gas station camera mandates face limits: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Georgia counties, cities, and consolidated governments cannot require camera placement inside or outside gasoline-selling locations. However, local camera-placement ordinances adopted before May 6, 2024, remain valid. Local governments with those older ordinances can keep en…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Victor Anderson (Republican), House
- Sponsor: James Burchett (Republican), House
- Sponsor: John Corbett (Republican), House
- Sponsor: John LaHood (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Brian Prince (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Max Burns (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-04 | House | Agree to Senate Substitute | pass | 163 | 2 | 6 |
| 2025-04-02 | Senate | PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE | pass | 50 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025-03-06 | House | PASSAGE | pass | 169 | 1 | 3 |

## Actions (16)

- 2025-07-01: Effective Date
- 2025-05-14: House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-05-14: Act 270
- 2025-04-10: House Sent to Governor (House)
- 2025-04-04: House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub (House)
- 2025-04-02: Senate Third Read (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Senate Read Second Time (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (Senate)
- 2025-03-10: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: House Third Readers (House)
- 2025-03-06: House Passed/Adopted (House)
- 2025-02-27: House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- 2025-02-21: House Second Readers (House)
- 2025-02-20: House First Readers (House)
- 2025-02-19: House Hopper (House)

## Bill text

- HB 513/AP* (v8): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/239311)

## 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 513/AP* (v8) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/239311)

## 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-HB513-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).
