# Georgia HB 756: Chatham Area Transit Authority; abolish current memberships; provide new board

Georgia HB 756, Chatham Area Transit Authority; abolish current memberships; provide new board, 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 2025-06-30 (Effective Date) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia HB 756
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Chatham Area Transit Authority; abolish current memberships; provide new board
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-11
- Last action: 2025-06-30, Effective Date
- Sponsors: Carl Gilliard (Democrat), Bill Hitchens (Republican), Edna Jackson (Democrat), Jesse Petrea (Republican), Anne Allen Westbrook (Democrat)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Intragovernmental Coordination, State and Local Governmental Operations, Local Bill
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (222 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New board and rules for Chatham transit: mixed, low. The law ends the existing Chatham Area Transit Authority membership on June 30, 2025. A new board succeeds it beginning July 1, 2025, with up to 11 members. Chatham County commissioners appoint two members plus one person with a disability. Savannah's Board of Aldermen appoints one member plus one…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

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

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-02 | Senate | SUPPLEMENTAL LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR | pass | 55 | 1 |   |
| 2025-03-31 | House | Supplemental Local Calendar | pass | 167 | 0 | 3 |

## Actions (15)

- 2025-06-30: Effective Date
- 2025-05-14: House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-05-14: Act 323
- 2025-04-10: House Sent to Governor (House)
- 2025-04-02: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (House)
- 2025-03-31: House Third Readers (House)
- 2025-03-31: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute (House)
- 2025-03-31: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- 2025-03-25: House Withdrawn, Recommitted (House)
- 2025-03-18: House Second Readers (House)
- 2025-03-13: House First Readers (House)
- 2025-03-11: House Hopper (House)

## Bill text

- HB 756/AP* (v7): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/238842)

## 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)
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- HB 1344: Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact (signed)

## Sources
- [HB 756/AP* (v7) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/238842)

## 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-HB756-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).