Georgia legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia HB1530: Fairmount, City of; future mayors shall be elected to four-year terms; provide
Status: Signed into law, May 12, 2026
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to repeal and replace the charter of the City of Fairmount, approved April 17, 1975 (Ga. L. 1975, p. 3136), as amended, so as to provide that future mayors shall be elected to four-year terms of office; to conform compensation provisions with general law; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend an Act to repeal and replace the charter of the City of Fairmount, approved April 17, 1975 (Ga. L. 1975, p. 3136), as amended, so as to provide that future mayors shall be elected to four-year terms of office; to conform compensation provisions with general law; 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 repeal and replace the charter of the City of Fairmount, approved April 17, 1975 (Ga. L. 1975, p. 3136), as amended, so as to provide that future mayors shall be elected to four-year terms of office; to conform compensation provisions with general law; 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 repeal and replace the charter of the City of Fairmount, approved April 17, 1975 (Ga. L. 1975, p. 3136), as amended, is amended by revising Section 2.11 read as follows: "SECTION 2.11. Terms and qualifications of office The mayor and council members in office on the effective date of this Act shall continue to serve out the term of office to which elected. The mayor and council members shall be elected from the city at large. The mayor elected in 2027, and all successors to such mayor, shall serve for a term of four years and until his or her successor is elected and qualified. There shall be four council posts designated as Posts 1, 2, 3, and 4. In all elections held by the city for the purpose of selecting new members of the city council, H. B. 1530 …
Sponsors
- Matt Barton (R, 5) · primary sponsor
- Jason Ridley (R, HD-006)
Latest actions
- : Act 671
- : 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 #761 (March 20, 2026): 44 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Local Calendar : House Vote #712 (March 18, 2026): 161 yea, 2 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB1530?
- HB1530 is a bill in the Georgia Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Fairmount, City of; future mayors shall be elected to four-year terms; provide.
- What does HB1530 do?
- In its own words: To amend an Act to repeal and replace the charter of the City of Fairmount, approved April 17, 1975 (Ga. L. 1975, p. 3136), as amended, so as to provide that future mayors shall be elected to four-year terms of office; to conform compensation provisions with general law; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB1530?
- Signed into law as of May 12, 2026. Latest action: Act 671 (May 12, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1530?
- Matt Barton (R, 5), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB1530?
- On the Georgia Legislature website: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73990
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