Georgia legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia HB317: Workforce and Residential Infrastructure District for Georgia Act; enact
Status: Failed, March 6, 2026
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., relating to local government, so as to provide for a short title; to provide legislative findings; to provide for definitions; to provide for establishment of community development districts; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to provide for contingent repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local government, so as to provide for a short title; to provide legislative findings; to provide for definitions; to provide for establishment of community development districts; to provide for boards of supervisors; to provide for budgets, reports, and reviews; to provide for disclosure of public financing; to provide for general and special powers; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for issuance of bond anticipation notes; to provide for short-term borrowing; to provide for bonds…
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED To amend Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local government, so as to provide for a short title; to provide legislative findings; to provide for definitions; to provide for establishment of community development districts; to provide for boards of supervisors; to provide for budgets, reports, and reviews; to provide for disclosure of public financing; to provide for general and special powers; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for issuance of bond anticipation notes; to provide for short-term borrowing; to provide for bonds; to provide for trust agreements; to provide for taxes and non-ad valorem assessments; to provide for tax liens; to provide for payment of taxes and redemption of tax liens by the district and sharing in proceeds of tax sale; to provide for enforcement by civil action; to provide for mandatory use of certain district facilities and services; to provide for fees, rentals, and charges, procedure for adoption and modifications, and minimum revenue requirements; to provide for recovery of delinquent charges; to provide for discontinuance of service; to provide for enforcement and penalties; to provide for exemption of district property from execution; to provide for termination, contraction, or expansion of a district; to provide for sale of real estate within a district; to provide for required disclosures …