Georgia legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia HB1578: Arcade, Town of; municipality; clarify name
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 Town of Arcade, approved April 5, 1995 (Ga. L. 1995, p. 4024), as amended, so as to clarify the name of the municipality; to make conforming changes; to change the date of the organization meeting of the city council following municipal elections; to revise provisions related to the form of ordinances; to revise provisions related to emergency meetings of the city council; to provide for a mayoral veto; 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 Town of Arcade, approved April 5, 1995 (Ga. L. 1995, p. 4024), as amended; and for other purposes. AFFIDAVIT GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY I, Houston Gaines, Representative from District 120, 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 att.
From the introduced text:
a bill to amend an Act to provide a new charter for the Town of Arcade, approved April 5, 1995 (Ga. L. 1995, p. 4024), as amended; and for other purposes. AFFIDAVIT GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY I, Houston Gaines, Representative from District 120, 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 Jackson Herald, which is the official organ of Jackson 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/ HOUSTON GAINES Affiant Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 16th of March, 2026, Before …