HB1186: HB1186 Garden City Area Convention and Visitors Bureau Authority; repeal Act
2025-2026 Regular Session · Enrolled version · Last action May 11, 2026
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House Bill 1186 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By: Representatives Stephens of the 164 th, Gilliard of the 162 nd, Hitchens of the 161 st,
Westbrook of the 163rd, and Jackson of the 165th
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
To repeal an Act creating the Garden City Area Convention and Visitors Bureau Authority,1
approved May 17, 2004 (Ga. L. 2004, p. 3983); to provide for th e assets and liabilities2
thereof; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.3
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:4
SECTION 1.5
An Act creating the Garden City Area Convention and Visitors Bureau Authority, approved6
May 17, 2004 (Ga. L. 2004, p. 3983), is hereby repealed in its entirety.7
SECTION 2.8
Any and all assets of the Garden City Area Convention and Visitors Bureau Authority shall9
devolve automatically and without further action to Garden City , Georgia, subject to any10
restrictions provided by law. The City Council of Garden City, Georgia, is authorized to11
execute any deeds or instruments of conveyance required to place title of such assets into the12
name of Garden City and is authorized to do so in the name of t he Garden City Area13
Convention and Visitors Bureau Authority. The obligations of t he Garden City Area14
Convention and Visitors Bureau Authority shall be transferred t o and assumed by Garden15
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City, Georgia, by such instruments as may be required to mainta in the same. The City16
Council of Garden City, Georgia, is authorized to execute any such instruments required to17
transfer such obligations into the name of Garden City and is authorized to do so in the name18
of the Garden City Area Convention and Visitors Bureau Authority.19
SECTION 3.20
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.21
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