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GA HB 1339

died on adjournment

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

Georgia · 2025_26 · lower

Quick answers

Did GA HB 1339 pass?

No. GA HB 1339 died when the 2025-26 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-03-20): Senate Read and Referred

What is GA HB 1339 about?

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.

Who sponsors GA HB 1339?

Carolyn Hugley, Debbie Buckner, Tremaine Reese are the primary sponsors of GA HB 1339.

Description

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.

Introduced
2026-02-17
Latest action
2026-03-20 — Senate Read and Referred
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Carolyn Hugleyprimary
  • Debbie Bucknerprimary
  • Tremaine Reeseprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-17

    House Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2026-02-18

    House First Readers

    reading-1

  3. 2026-02-19

    House Second Readers

    reading-2

  4. 2026-03-19

    House Committee Favorably Reported

    committee-passage-favorable

  5. 2026-03-19

    House Third Readers

    reading-3

  6. 2026-03-19

    House Passed/Adopted

    passage

  7. 2026-03-20

    Senate Read and Referred

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • House Vote #723 - 2025-2026 Regular Session

    2026-03-19 · pass · 130-30

    Member-level votes (161)
    • ADESANYA: yes
    • ADEYINA: yes
    • ALEXANDER: yes
    • ALI: yes
    • ANDERSON: yes
    • AU: yes
    • BAKER: yes
    • BALLARD: no
    • BARNES: yes
    • BARRETT: other
    • BARTON: yes
    • BAZEMORE: yes
    • BECKLES: yes
    • BELL: yes
    • BERRY: yes
    • BLACKMON: other
    • BONNER: yes
    • BUCKNER: yes
    • BURCHETT: yes
    • BURNOUGH: other
    • BURNS: other
    • BYRD: yes
    • CAMERON: no
    • CAMP: yes
    • CAMPBELL: yes
    • CANNON: yes
    • CARPENTER: yes
    • CARSON: yes
    • CARTER: yes
    • CHASTAIN: no
    • CHEOKAS: no
    • CLARK: no
    • CLIFTON: no
    • COOPER: other
    • CORBETT: yes
    • COX: yes
    • CRAWFORD: other
    • CROWE: yes
    • CUMMINGS: yes
    • DAVIS: yes
    • DAWSON: yes
    • DELOACH: yes
    • DEMPSEY: yes
    • DICKEY: yes
    • DONATUCCI: no
    • DOUGLAS: yes
    • DRAPER: other
    • DRENNER: yes
    • DUBNIK: yes
    • DUNAHOO: other
    • EFSTRATION: yes
    • EHRHART: yes
    • ERWIN: yes
    • EVANS: yes
    • FINCHER: no
    • FLEMING: no
    • FLOURNOY: yes
    • FORD: yes
    • FRANKLIN: yes
    • FRYE: yes
    • GAINES: no
    • GAMBILL: no
    • GILLIARD: yes
    • GISLER: yes
    • GLAIZE: yes
    • GREENE: yes
    • GRIFFIN: yes
    • GULLETT: yes
    • GUNTER: yes
    • HAGAN: no
    • HATCHETT: yes
    • HAWKINS: yes
    • HERRING: yes
    • HILTON: no
    • HITCHENS: yes
    • HOLCOMB: yes
    • HOLLAND: yes
    • HOLLY: yes
    • HONG: no
    • HORNER: no
    • HOWARD: yes
    • HUDDLESTON: yes
    • HUGLEY: yes
    • JACKSON: yes
    • JASPERSE: no
    • JENKINS: other
    • JONES: yes
    • KAHAIAN: yes
    • KELLEY: yes
    • KENDRICK: yes
    • LAHOOD: yes
    • LEVERETT: yes
    • LEWIS-WARD: yes
    • LIM: yes
    • LUMSDEN: yes
    • LUPTON: yes
    • MARTIN: yes
    • MARTINEZ: no
    • MATHIAK: no
    • MATHIS: yes
    • MCCLAIN: yes
    • MCCOLLUM: no
    • MCDONALD III: yes
    • MCQUEEN: other
    • MEEKS: yes
    • MILLER: other
    • MITCHELL: yes
    • MOMTAHAN: no
    • MOORE: other
    • MYLES: yes
    • NEAL: yes
    • NEW: yes
    • NEWTON: yes
    • OKOYE: yes
    • OLALEYE: yes
    • OLIVER: yes
    • O'STEEN: yes
    • PANITCH: yes
    • PARIS: yes
    • PARK: yes
    • PARRISH: yes
    • PARSONS: yes
    • PERSINGER: yes
    • PETREA: yes
    • POWELL: yes
    • PRINCE: yes
    • REESE: yes
    • REEVES: yes
    • RHODES: yes
    • RICE: no
    • RICHARDSON: no
    • RIDLEY: no
    • ROBERTS: yes
    • ROMMAN: yes
    • SAINZ: yes
    • SAMPSON: yes
    • SANCHEZ: yes
    • SANTOS: yes
    • SCHOFIELD: yes
    • SCOGGINS: no
    • SCOTT: yes
    • SEABAUGH: yes
    • SILCOX: yes
    • SMITH: yes
    • STEPHENS: other
    • STINSON: yes
    • TARVIN: no
    • TAYLOR: yes
    • THOMAS: no
    • TOWNSEND: no
    • TRAN: yes
    • WADE: no
    • WASHBURN: other
    • WERKHEISER: yes
    • WESTBROOK: yes
    • WILKERSON: yes
    • WILLIAMS: yes
    • WILLIAMS, JR.: yes
    • WILLIAMSON: yes
    • WILLIS: other
    • YEARTA: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73277

Attribution

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