Georgia legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia HB1487: Cornelia, City of; remove millage rate cap
Status: Signed into law, May 11, 2026
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Cornelia, approved April 30, 2013 (Ga. L. 2013, p. 3841), so as to remove the millage rate cap; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Cornelia, approved April 30, 2013 (Ga. L. 2013, p. 3841), so as to remove the millage rate cap; 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 provide a new charter for the City of Cornelia, approved April 30, 2013 (Ga. L. 2013, p. 3841), so as to remove the millage rate cap; 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 provide a new charter for the City of Cornelia, approved April 30, 2013 (Ga. L. 2013, p. 3841), is amended by revising Section 5.11 as follows: "SECTION 5.11. Millage. (a) The city commission by ordinance shall establish a millage rate for the city property tax, a due date, and the time period within which these taxes must be paid. (b) The city commission by ordinance may provide for the payment of these taxes by installments or in one lump sum, as well as authorize the voluntary payment of taxes prior to the time when due." H. B. 1487 LC 47 4085 SECTION 2. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. H. B. 1487
Sponsors
- Anderson, Victor (R, 10) · primary sponsor
- Chris Erwin (R, 32)
Latest actions
- : Act 566
- : Effective Date
- : House Date Signed by Governor
- : House Sent to Governor
- : Senate Passed/Adopted
- : Senate Committee Favorably Reported
- : Senate Read and Referred
- : House Passed/Adopted
- : House Third Readers
- : House Committee Favorably Reported
Votes
- LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR: Senate Vote #799 (March 25, 2026): 50 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Local Calendar : House Vote #734 (March 20, 2026): 153 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB1487?
- HB1487 is a bill in the Georgia Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Cornelia, City of; remove millage rate cap.
- What does HB1487 do?
- In its own words: To amend an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Cornelia, approved April 30, 2013 (Ga. L. 2013, p. 3841), so as to remove the millage rate cap; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB1487?
- Signed into law as of May 11, 2026. Latest action: Act 566 (May 11, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1487?
- Anderson, Victor (R, 10), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB1487?
- On the Georgia Legislature website: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73776
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