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GA HB 1584

died on adjournment

Augusta, City of; Richmond County; council-manager form of government; provide

Georgia · 2025_26 · lower

Description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for the consolidation of Richmond County and the City of Augusta, approved March 27, 1995 (Ga. L. 1995, p. 3648), as amended, so as to provide for a council-manager form of government; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to provide for mandatory execution of election and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2026-03-19
Status date
—
Latest action
2026-03-23 — House Second Readers
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Mark Newtonprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-03-19

    House Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2026-03-20

    House First Readers

    reading-1

  3. 2026-03-23

    House Second Readers

    reading-2

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/74263

Attribution

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