Georgia legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia HB1550: Byron, City of; change corporate limits
Status: Signed into law, May 12, 2026
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a new charter for the City of Byron, approved February 13, 1941 (Ga. L. 1941, p. 1210), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 13, 2001 (Ga. L. 2001, p. 3770), so as to change the corporate limits of the City of Byron; to provide for related matters; to provide a contingent effective date; to provide for automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend an Act providing a new charter for the City of Byron, approved February 13, 1941 (Ga. L. 1941, p. 1210), as amended; and for other purposes. AFFIDAVIT GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY I, Bethany Ballard, Representative from District 147, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. § 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is.
From the introduced text:
a bill to amend an Act providing a new charter for the City of Byron, approved February 13, 1941 (Ga. L. 1941, p. 1210), as amended; and for other purposes. AFFIDAVIT GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY I, Bethany Ballard, Representative from District 147, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. § 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Leader Tribune, which is the official organ of Peach County, on the 11th of March, 2026; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice. s/ BETHANY BALLARD Affiant Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 16th of March, 2026, Before me: …