# Georgia SB 237: Newton County Public Facilities Authority; contracts and borrowing of funds; revise provisions

Georgia SB 237, Newton County Public Facilities Authority; contracts and borrowing of funds; revise provisions, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Tonya Anderson (Democrat), Brian Strickland (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-13 (Senate Date Signed by Governor) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia SB 237
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Newton County Public Facilities Authority; contracts and borrowing of funds; revise provisions
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-21
- Last action: 2025-05-13, Senate Date Signed by Governor
- Sponsors: Tonya Anderson (Democrat), Brian Strickland (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Intragovernmental Coordination, State and Local Governmental Operations, Local Bill
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (210 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 4

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Newton County expands public project options: benefit, low. The Newton County Public Facilities Authority can support more kinds of public buildings, facilities, and equipment. Projects can serve county offices, the school district, local towns and cities, or purposes allowed by the Revenue Bond Law. The authority can use contracts, leases, installment sale…
- Newton County receives dissolved authority assets: benefit, low. When the Newton County Public Facilities Authority dissolves, its assets become county property. A project agreement can direct those assets elsewhere. The law sets no dissolution date or asset value.
- Newton County bonds limit government liability: mixed, low. Authority revenue bonds are not debts of Georgia, Newton County, its school system, or its local towns and cities. They do not carry these governments' general credit backing or require taxes or public funds for repayment. Bonds must state these limits. However, government agreements for authority…
- Newton County borrowing expands with limits: mixed, low. The Newton County Public Facilities Authority can borrow money and issue bonds or other debt for its authorized purposes. Revenue bonds can pay all or part of project costs or refinance earlier bonds and other debt. The authority sets bond terms, but repayment cannot extend beyond 40 years after is…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Tonya Anderson (Democrat), Senate
- Sponsor: Brian Strickland (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Tim Fleming (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-21 | House | Local Calendar | pass | 158 | 0 | 9 |
| 2025-03-03 | Senate | LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR | pass | 52 | 0 | 4 |

## Actions (13)

- 2025-05-13: Senate Date Signed by Governor (Senate)
- 2025-05-13: Act 246
- 2025-05-13: Effective Date
- 2025-04-07: Senate Sent to Governor (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- 2025-03-21: House Third Readers (House)
- 2025-03-21: House Passed/Adopted (House)
- 2025-03-06: House Second Readers (House)
- 2025-03-04: House First Readers (House)
- 2025-03-03: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-02-24: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: Senate Hopper (Senate)

## Bill text

- SB 237/AP* (v6): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/237030)

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- SB 76: License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Service Foundation; establish (signed)
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## Sources
- [SB 237/AP* (v6) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/237030)

## 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-SB237-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).