HB 869: Bartow County; joint airport authority; legislative delegation to appoint a member; provide

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.

• 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.

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.

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.

• 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.

1. 2025-05-14Effective Date 2025-05-14
2. 2025-05-14Act 353
3. 2025-05-14House Date Signed by Governor (Cámara de Representantes)
4. 2025-04-08House Sent to Governor (Cámara de Representantes)
5. 2025-04-02Senate Passed/Adopted (Senado)
6. 2025-04-02Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senado)
7. 2025-03-31Senate Read and Referred (Senado)
8. 2025-03-31House Passed/Adopted (Cámara de Representantes)

• Matthew Gambill (R, HD-015)Patrocinador principal
• Mitchell Scoggins (R, HD-014)

1. AprobadaVotación: Cámara de Representantes31 de marzo de 2025

   165 a favor, 0 en contra (10 sin votar, 5 ausentes)

   Local Calendar Without Hbs 851 & 852: House Vote #342

2. AprobadaVotación: Senado2 de abril de 2025

   55 a favor, 1 en contra

   Supplemental Local Consent Calendar: Senate Vote #400

• local government
• Bartow County
• airport authority
• Cartersville