Barnesville, City of; city council; change description of election districts
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a new charter for the City of Barnesville, approved March 11, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 3865), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 12, 2005 (Ga. L. 2005, p. 3510), so as to change the description of the election districts for the city council; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for continuation in office of current members; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Jan 15, 2026
Signed May 11, 2026
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LC 61 0272/a
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MINOR
The bill text was updated to reflect its passage through both the House and Senate, changing the status from a draft version to a final enacted version. The document header was modified to include the official designation 'AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE', indicating the legislation has completed its legislative journey. No substantive policy changes, such as new funding, eligibility criteria, or operational requirements, were introduced in this markup.
TECHNICAL
The bill title and versioning were updated to show it has been passed by both legislative chambers, changing the identifier from LC 61 0272 to LC 61 0272/AP.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 17, 2026 · House Feb 6, 2026
How they voted
45–1
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 51
Feb 17, 2026
D
Democratic20
80% Yea
R
Republican31
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 11, 2026
Signed into law
Act 531
upper
May 11, 2026
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Feb 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 9, 2026
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Feb 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Jan 15, 2026
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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