# Georgia SB 340: City of Tybee Island; selection of a mayor pro tem; provide

Georgia SB 340, City of Tybee Island; selection of a mayor pro tem; provide, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Ben Watson (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-01 (Senate Date Signed by Governor) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia SB 340
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: City of Tybee Island; selection of a mayor pro tem; provide
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-03-18
- Last action: 2025-05-01, Senate Date Signed by Governor
- Sponsor: Ben Watson (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Intragovernmental Coordination, State and Local Governmental Operations, Local Bill
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (220 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Tybee Island sets rules for backup mayors: benefit, low. Tybee Island’s council must choose a council member as mayor pro tem, the mayor’s backup. This happens at the first regular meeting after a regular election, once newly elected members take office. A majority of all council members must declare the mayor’s absence or physical or mental disability.…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Ben Watson (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jesse Petrea (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-02 | House | Local Calendar | pass | 168 | 0 | 7 |
| 2025-03-27 | Senate | LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR | pass | 52 | 0 |   |

## Actions (13)

- 2025-05-01: Senate Date Signed by Governor (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: Act 54
- 2025-05-01: Effective Date
- 2025-04-10: Senate Sent to Governor (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- 2025-04-02: House Third Readers (House)
- 2025-04-02: House Passed/Adopted (House)
- 2025-03-31: House Second Readers (House)
- 2025-03-28: House First Readers (House)
- 2025-03-27: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Senate Hopper (Senate)

## Bill text

- SB 340/AP* (v6): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/239148)

## 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
- [SB 340/AP* (v6) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/239148)

## 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-SB340-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).