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GeorgiaSB 3472025-2026 Regular SessionSenate

Brunswick and Glynn County Development Authority; method of appointing the membership; change

Sponsored By: Mike Hodges (Republican), Shawn Still (Republican)

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 2 mixed.

Who can serve on the board

All board members must live in Glynn County and be taxpayers there. Except for Seat 5, no member can be a county or city officer or employee. The board elects a chair and a vice‑chair from its members and a secretary‑treasurer who may be a non‑member; the Seat 5 member cannot be an officer. A member can be removed for willful misconduct, legal or ethics violations, missing required orientation in the first three months, or breaking the attendance policy without good cause. Removal requires written notice, a hearing, and a unanimous vote of the other four members, and a removed member is permanently ineligible. The authority must adopt written by‑laws with attendance, notice, response, and hearing rules. On appointment, each member must take an oath before a notary to faithfully do the job.

Law takes effect July 1, 2025

This law takes effect on July 1, 2025. Any earlier laws that conflict with these rules are repealed.

New rules for development board seats

The development authority’s board now has five seats. Seats 1–4 are jointly appointed by Glynn County and the City of Brunswick, and within 10 days after July 1, 2025 the authority must assign current members to those seats. Their current terms end on set dates: Seat 1 on June 30, 2026; Seat 2 on June 30, 2027; Seat 3 on June 30, 2028; Seat 4 on June 30, 2029, and each may be reappointed to one more four‑year term. After that, Seats 1–4 run on staggered four‑year terms (July 1–June 30) with a joint appointment process: the authority proposes candidates, and after three rejections the governments appoint by resolution. Members may serve at most two back‑to‑back four‑year terms, must wait two years before returning, and service under four years does not count. Seat 5 is the county commission’s chair or vice‑chair; its first term is Aug 1–Dec 31, 2025, then one‑year terms starting Jan 1, up to four in a row. Vacancies are filled the same way as the original seat, for the rest of the unexpired term.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • Mike Hodges

    Republican • Senate

  • Shawn Still

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Buddy DeLoach

    Republican • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 220 • No: 0

House vote • 4/2/2025

Local Calendar

Yes: 168 • No: 0

Senate vote • 3/27/2025

LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR

Yes: 52 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Effective Date

    7/1/2025

  2. Senate Date Signed by Governor

    5/1/2025Senate

  3. Act 52

    5/1/2025

  4. Senate Sent to Governor

    4/10/2025Senate

  5. House Committee Favorably Reported

    4/2/2025House

  6. House Third Readers

    4/2/2025House

  7. House Passed/Adopted

    4/2/2025House

  8. House Second Readers

    3/31/2025House

  9. House First Readers

    3/28/2025House

  10. Senate Committee Favorably Reported

    3/27/2025Senate

  11. Senate Passed/Adopted

    3/27/2025Senate

  12. Senate Read and Referred

    3/21/2025Senate

  13. Senate Hopper

    3/20/2025Senate

Bill Text

  • SB 347/AP* (v6)

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