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2025-2026 Regular Session

HB1559

Palmetto, City of; qualifications, terms, powers, and duties of mayor, councilmembers, and city manager; revise provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Palmetto, approved March 2, 1966 (Ga. L. 1966, p. 2771), as amended, so as to revise provisions related to the qualifications, terms, powers, and duties of the mayor, councilmembers, and city manager; to revise provisions for departments and employees of the city government; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Current disposition
Signed by Governor
Last status date
May 11, 2026
Last status update
House Date Signed by Governor
Author
Lydia Glaize
Co-sponsors
Robert Dawson

Legislative progress

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Sent to Governor April 10, 2026 Governor approved May 11, 2026 Became law May 11, 2026
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Recorded floor votes

2 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.

March 25, 2026 · House

Local Calendar : House Vote #754

Passed

164 yea–0 nay · 8 not voting · 4 absent

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April 2, 2026 · Senate

Local Consent Calendar: Senate Vote #927

Passed

49 yea–0 nay · 3 not voting · 2 absent

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Committee referrals

Instrument history

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  1. State Effective Date 2026-05-11
  2. State Act 594
  3. House House Date Signed by Governor
  4. House House Sent to Governor
  5. Senate Senate Passed/Adopted View roll call
  6. Senate Senate Committee Favorably Reported
  7. Senate Senate Read and Referred
  8. House House Passed/Adopted View roll call
  9. House House Third Readers
  10. House House Committee Favorably Reported
  11. House House Second Readers
  12. House House First Readers
  13. House House Hopper
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
2134529
LegiScan session ID
2167
Source file
var/states/georgia/source/legiscan/2167-841ad2a0e705/bill/HB1559.json
Package observed
2026-07-17T02:17:01+00:00