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HB797 • 2025

Homelessness Prevention Act of Chatham County; enact

Homelessness Prevention Act of Chatham County; enact

Taxes
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Petrea, Jesse
Last action
2025-05-01
Official status
House Date Signed by Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official bill summary lists topics covered but does not provide specific details on duties, membership criteria, or meeting schedules. The full content of these sections is unknown based only on the provided text.

Homelessness Prevention Act of Chatham County

This law creates the Interagency Council on Homelessness for Chatham-Savannah and sets rules for its members, meetings, powers, duties, tax exemptions, and venue.

What This Bill Does

  • Creates the Interagency Council on Homelessness for Chatham-Savannah.
  • Provides a short title and definitions for terms used in the act.
  • States findings about homelessness issues.
  • Gives the council specific powers and duties to carry out its work.
  • Sets rules for who can be members of the council and how long they serve.
  • Defines when meetings must happen and how many people are needed to hold a meeting (quorum).
  • Decides where legal cases involving the council will take place (venue).
  • Provides tax exemptions from levy and sale for the council.
  • States that the law should be interpreted broadly to achieve its goals.
  • Removes older laws that conflict with this new act.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Interagency Council on Homelessness for Chatham-Savannah
  • Government agencies and individuals involved in homelessness issues in the area

Limits and Unknowns

  • The official summary does not list the specific duties or powers of the council.
  • The source material does not name which government agencies must join the group.
  • The text does not explain what findings were made about homelessness.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-01 Georgia General Assembly

    House Date Signed by Governor

Official Summary Text

Homelessness Prevention Act of Chatham County; enact