HB 1339 Georgia House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Columbus, City of; filling vacancies in office of mayor or councilor; revise provisions

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for a new charter for the county-wide government of Columbus, Georgia, approved April 5, 1993 (Ga. L. 1993, p. 4978), as amended, so as to revise provisions for filling vacancies in the office of mayor or councilor; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 17, 2026 Last action Mar 20, 2026

Floor votes · House Mar 19, 2026

How they voted

109–26

Passed · 15 other

Total votes 150

Mar 19, 2026

D Democratic63

56 Yea 7

88% Yea

R Republican87

53 Yea 26 Nay 8

60% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Mar 20, 2026

Committee

Senate Read and Referred

upper

Mar 19, 2026

Lower · Passed

House Passed/Adopted

lower

Mar 19, 2026

Lower · Passed

House Committee Favorably Reported

lower

Feb 17, 2026

Introduced

House Hopper

lower

3 primary · 0 co-sponsors