Georgia CommonsHouse · Passed · 2025-2026 Regular Session
HB 869: Bartow County; joint airport authority; legislative delegation to appoint a member; provide
Last action May 14, 2025 · Effective Date
A House bill would change how the Cartersville-Bartow County joint airport authority picks its third member, giving that appointment to the Bartow County legislative delegation instead of leaving it as is.
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In plain language
The Cartersville-Bartow County joint airport authority was created by a 1966 state law and has three members: one appointed by the City of Cartersville's board of aldermen, one appointed by the Bartow County commissioner of roads and revenues, and a third seat. This bill rewrites Section 2 of that 1966 law to specify that the third member is appointed by the local legislative delegation, meaning all members of the Georgia General Assembly whose districts fall wholly or partly within Bartow County. The authority will still have three members total, and it still elects its own chairperson each year. The bill repeals any conflicting laws but does not change any other part of the authority's structure or powers.
What the bill does
- Amends the 1966 Act that created the Cartersville-Bartow County joint airport authority to change how its third member is appointed.
- Assigns the appointment of that member to the Bartow County legislative delegation, defined as all General Assembly members whose districts touch Bartow County.
- Leaves unchanged the appointment method for the other two members, made by the Cartersville board of aldermen and the Bartow County commissioner of roads and revenues.
- Keeps the requirement that the three-member authority annually elects its own chairperson.
- Repeals any existing laws that conflict with this change.
Who it affects
The Cartersville-Bartow County joint airport authority, the Bartow County legislative delegation in the General Assembly, the City of Cartersville's board of aldermen, and the Bartow County commissioner of roads and revenues, all of whom have a role in the authority's makeup.
Why it matters
The change shifts control over one seat on the local airport authority from an unspecified or default process to the Bartow County legislative delegation, giving state lawmakers representing the county direct say over who oversees local airport governance.
Key provisions
- Section 1 revises Section 2 of the 1966 Act to keep the authority at three members total.
- Section 1 specifies the local delegation, defined as all General Assembly members whose districts are wholly or partially within Bartow County, appoints the third member.
- Section 1 keeps intact the existing appointment methods for the Cartersville and Bartow County members and the annual chairperson election.
- Section 2 repeals any conflicting laws.
From the bill
“One member shall be appointed by the local delegation consisting of all members of the General Assembly whose districts are wholly or partially within Bartow County.”
Status timeline
- Effective Date
- Act 353
- House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- House Sent to Governor (House)
- Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- House Passed/Adopted (House)
Show full history (13 actions)
- House Third Readers (House)
- House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- House Second Readers (House)
- House First Readers (House)
- House Hopper (House)
Sponsors
- Matthew Gambill (R, HD-15)
- Mitchell Scoggins (R, HD-14)
Votes
- House voteMarch 31, 2025
165 yea, 0 nay (10 not voting, 5 excused)
- Senate voteApril 2, 2025
55 yea, 1 nay
Topics
- local government
- Bartow County
- airport authority
- Cartersville