Georgia legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia SB457: City of Mulberry; provision of services and exercise of powers by the city; provide
Status: Signed into law, May 11, 2026
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to incorporate the City of Mulberry, approved February 13, 2024 (Ga. L. 2024, p. 3518), as amended, so as to provide for the provision of services and exercise of powers by the city; to provide for a city manager; to provide for staggered terms of office for councilmembers; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend an Act to incorporate the City of Mulberry, approved February 13, 2024 (Ga. L. 2024, p. 3518), as amended, so as to provide for the provision of services and exercise of powers by the city; to provide for a city manager; to provide for staggered terms of office for councilmembers; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED To amend an Act to incorporate the City of Mulberry, approved February 13, 2024 (Ga. L. 2024, p. 3518), as amended, so as to provide for the provision of services and exercise of powers by the city; to provide for a city manager; to provide for staggered terms of office for councilmembers; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: SECTION 1. An Act to incorporate the City of Mulberry, approved February 13, 2024 (Ga. L. 2024, p. 3518), as amended, is amended by revising Section 1.14 as follows: "SECTION 1.14. Powers and construction. (a) This city shall have all the powers possible for a city to have under the present or future Constitution or laws of this state as fully and completely as though they were specifically enumerated in this charter, except that the city shall not have the power to assess, levy, or S. B. LC 61 0344 collect ad valorem taxes on real or personal property within the corporate limits of the city. This city shall have all the powers of self-government not otherwise prohibited by this charter or by general law. (b) The city shall exercise the powers granted to it under the present or future Constitution …
Sponsors
- Chuck Efstration (R, 104) · primary sponsor
- Clint Dixon (R, 45) · primary sponsor
- Bill Cowsert (R, 46)
- Shawn Still (R, 48)
Latest actions
- : Act 610
- : Effective Date
- : Senate Date Signed by Governor
- : Senate Sent to Governor
- : House Passed/Adopted
- : House Third Readers
- : House Committee Favorably Reported
- : House Second Readers
- : House First Readers
- : Senate Passed/Adopted
Votes
- Local Calendar : House Vote #734 (March 20, 2026): 153 yea, 0 nay, passed
- LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR: Senate Vote #600 (March 3, 2026): 45 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB457?
- SB457 is a bill in the Georgia Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): City of Mulberry; provision of services and exercise of powers by the city; provide.
- What does SB457 do?
- In its own words: To amend an Act to incorporate the City of Mulberry, approved February 13, 2024 (Ga. L. 2024, p. 3518), as amended, so as to provide for the provision of services and exercise of powers by the city; to provide for a city manager; to provide for staggered terms of office for councilmembers; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
- What is the status of SB457?
- Signed into law as of May 11, 2026. Latest action: Act 610 (May 11, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB457?
- Chuck Efstration (R, 104), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB457?
- On the Georgia Legislature website: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72822
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