HB 1578 Georgia House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Arcade, Town of; municipality; clarify name

Summary

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.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

Signed into Law

May 2026

Introduced Mar 18, 2026 Signed May 11, 2026

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What changed between versions

LC 47 3959/a → HB 1578/AP* · 1 edit

MINOR

The bill text was updated to reflect its final passage by both the House and Senate, changing the title from a draft version to the enacted version. The page headers were modified to include the '/AP' designation, indicating the bill has passed both chambers, while the substantive legal content regarding city ordinances and contracts appears unchanged in this excerpt.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains the same; the changes are purely procedural, marking the document as officially passed by both legislative chambers.

TECHNICAL

Updated the bill title and page headers to indicate the legislation has passed both the House and Senate, changing the status from a draft to the final enacted version.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 31, 2026 · House Mar 25, 2026

How they voted

39–0

Passed · 8 other

Total votes 47

Mar 31, 2026

D Democratic18

12 Yea 6

66% Yea

R Republican29

27 Yea 2

93% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

May 11, 2026

Signed into law

Act 604

upper

May 11, 2026

Signed into law

House Date Signed by Governor

lower

Mar 31, 2026

Upper · Passed

Senate Passed/Adopted

upper

Mar 31, 2026

Upper · Passed

Senate Committee Favorably Reported

upper

Mar 27, 2026

Committee

Senate Read and Referred

upper

Mar 25, 2026

Lower · Passed

House Passed/Adopted

lower

Mar 25, 2026

Lower · Passed

House Committee Favorably Reported

lower

Mar 18, 2026

Introduced

House Hopper

lower

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors