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HB1103 • 2025

Happy Highways Grant Program; establishment of and purpose; provide

Happy Highways Grant Program; establishment of and purpose; provide

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Sponsor
Bell, Eric
Last action
2026-02-03
Official status
House Second Readers
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill includes provisions for contingent effectiveness, meaning it may only become law if certain conditions are met later.

Happy Highways Grant Program

This bill creates a grant program to fund up to two murals in each county along Georgia's state highways.

What This Bill Does

  • Establishes the Happy Highways Grant Program under state highway laws.
  • Sets rules for how grants are given out and who can apply.
  • Allows counties to build up to two murals on signs near state roads.
  • Permits these mural signs to be placed within 660 feet of the road edge.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Counties that want to build highway murals
  • The state agency managing the highway system

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not say how much total money will be available for the grants.
  • It does not explain what happens if more counties apply than can receive funding.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-03 Georgia General Assembly

    House Second Readers

Official Summary Text

Happy Highways Grant Program; establishment of and purpose; provide