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title: HB 1519. Peachtree City Public Facilities Authority; terms of office for certain members; provide
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date: 2026-05-11
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bill_number: HB 1519
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status_date: 2026-05-11
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sponsors:
  - Josh Bonner
  - Karen Mathiak
  - Debra Bazemore
  - Derrick Jackson
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  - Peachtree City government
  - local authorities
  - public facilities authority
  - city council appointments
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# HB 1519. Peachtree City Public Facilities Authority; terms of office for certain members; provide

## Text

House Bill 1519 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By: Representatives Bonner of the 73rd, Mathiak of the 82nd, Bazemore of the 69th, and
Jackson of the 68th
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
To amend an Act to create the City of Peachtree City Public Facilities Authority, approved
May 13, 2011 (Ga. L. 2011, p. 4121), as amended, so as to provide for terms of office for
certain members of the authority; to prohibit transfer of membership in the authority; to
provide for members not receiving any benefit of or right to or interest in assets of the
authority; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting
laws; and for other purposes.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION 1.
An Act to create the City of Peachtree City Public Facilities Authority, approved
May 13, 2011 (Ga. L. 2011, p. 4121), as amended, is amended by revising subsection (b) of
Section 2 as follows:
"(b)(1) The authority shall consist of five members who shall be appointed by the mayor
and council of the City of Peachtree City. City councilmembers and the mayor may be
appointed as members of the authority. With respect to the initial appointment by the
mayor and council of the City of Peachtree City, two members shall be appointed for a
term of three years, two members shall be appointed for a term of two years, and one
member shall be appointed for a term of one year. Thereafter, all appointments shall be
made for terms of three years and until successors are appointed and qualified, provided;
however, that any member of the authority who is also a member of the city council shall
serve for a term of office concurrent with such councilmember's term of office in the city
council. Immediately after such appointments the members of the authority shall enter
upon their duties. To be eligible for appointment as a member of the authority a person
shall be at least 21 years of age, shall be a resident of the City of Peachtree City, Georgia,
for at least two years prior to the date of his or her appointment, and shall not have been
convicted of a felony. Any member of the authority may be selected and appointed to
succeed himself or herself.
(2) The membership, or interest, in such office shall not be assignable or otherwise
transferable. Membership in the authority shall not confer upon any member any benefit
of or right to or interest in any of the assets or properties of the authority."
SECTION 2.
This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law
without such approval.
SECTION 3.
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

## Summaries written by Georgia Commons

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House Bill 1519 sets fixed three-year terms for members of the City of Peachtree City Public Facilities Authority and bars anyone from transferring or claiming ownership interest in a seat on the authority.

### Plain-language summary

The City of Peachtree City Public Facilities Authority was created by a 2011 state law. This bill amends that law to spell out how long authority members serve and to clarify that a seat on the authority is not property that can be transferred or sold.

Under the bill, the mayor and council appoint the authority's five members, and city councilmembers or the mayor may also serve. New appointments are for staggered initial terms of one, two, or three years, and after that all appointments run for three years, except that a member who is also a city councilmember serves only as long as their council term lasts. The bill also states that membership cannot be assigned or transferred to someone else and gives a member no financial stake in the authority's assets or property. The changes take effect once the Governor signs the bill or it becomes law without a signature.

### What it does

- Sets authority member terms at three years going forward, after an initial staggered schedule of one, two, and three year terms.
- Ties a member's term to their city council term if that member also serves on the Peachtree City council.
- Bars any member from transferring or assigning their seat on the authority to another person.
- Declares that authority membership gives no benefit, right, or ownership interest in the authority's assets or property.
- Keeps existing eligibility rules requiring members to be at least 21, a two-year city resident, and free of felony convictions.
- Sets the effective date as the day the Governor signs the bill or it becomes law without a signature.

### Who it affects

Members and prospective members of the City of Peachtree City Public Facilities Authority, the Peachtree City mayor and city council who make the appointments, and any sitting councilmembers who also serve on the authority.

### Why it matters

The bill clarifies how long people serve on a local public authority and removes any ambiguity about whether a council member's authority seat outlasts their council term. It also makes clear that a seat cannot be treated as a transferable or financially valuable position.

### Key provisions

- Section 1 revises subsection (b) of Section 2 of the 2011 Act to set a three-year term length for authority appointments after the initial staggered terms.
- Section 1 ties a councilmember-authority-member's term to their concurrent city council term of office.
- Section 1 adds a new provision stating membership cannot be assigned or transferred and confers no interest in authority assets.
- Section 2 sets the effective date as approval by the Governor or the date the bill becomes law without approval.
- Section 3 repeals any conflicting laws.

## Status

- Status: Passed (2026-05-11)
- Last action: Effective Date 2026-05-11 (2026-05-11)
- Sponsors: Josh Bonner, Karen Mathiak, Debra Bazemore, Derrick Jackson
- Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73932

> The history, votes, and amendments (887 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb1519.md?full=1