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Local Government & Preemption legislation, Georgia
State legislation that governs cities and counties -- home rule, state preemption of local ordinances, municipal finance, and local authority. Deliberately broad: a city affairs office cares about municipal bonds, utilities and courts as much as about preemption fights, so the hub errs toward including anything a municipality is subject to.
200 bills in Georgia. Membership is matched on bill titles and official subject tags; source coverage and update timing vary. See something missing? Tell us.
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Enacted (64)
Latest action 2026-07-01: Effective Date
- HR 251 — Local government; probate judges shall be elected in nonpartisan elections; provide - CAenacted
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Latest action 2026-05-12: Act 637
- HB 1529 — Canon, City of; Municipal Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology feeenacted
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- HB 1573 — Statham, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; provide homestead exemptionenacted
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- HB 1581 — Fayetteville, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; provide homestead exemptionenacted
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- HB 1601 — Gainesville, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; provide homestead exemptionenacted
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- HB 1576 — Kingsland, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; provide homestead exemptionenacted
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Latest action 2026-05-12: Act 713
- HB 1321 — Cartersville, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; provide homestead exemptionenacted
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- HB 1503 — Covington, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; provide homestead exemptionenacted
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- HB 1492 — Hampton City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; provide homestead exemptionenacted
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Latest action 2026-05-11: Act 437
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Latest action 2026-05-11: Act 465
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- SB 574 — City of Metter; ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes; provide a homestead exemptionenacted
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- HB 936 — Berlin, City of; Municipal Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology feeenacted
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- SB 575 — City of Metter; ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes; provide a homestead exemptionenacted
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- HB 1558 — Palmetto, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; provide homestead exemptionenacted
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Latest action 2026-05-11: Act 481
- HB 1074 — Suwanee, City of; ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes; provide homestead exemptionenacted
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- HB 1067 — West Point, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; provide homestead exemptionenacted
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Latest action 2026-05-05: Act 385
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- HB 843 — Dalton, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; increase homestead exemptionenacted
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- HB 854 — Cohutta, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; increase homestead exemptionenacted
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- HB 787 — Chickamauga, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; provide homestead exemptionenacted
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- HB 780 — Greensboro, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; provide homestead exemptionenacted
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Died or failed (136)
Latest action 2026-04-02: House Reconsidered
- HB 309 — Local government; require adoption of a resolution or ordinance and voter approval prior to abolishment of a police force that was created by such methoddied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-04-02: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
Latest action 2026-04-02: House Reconsidered
Latest action 2026-03-31: Senate Tabled
- HB 1027 — Local government; authorize certain long-term contracts for sale of electric powerdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-03-31: Senate Tabled
- HB 1087 — Disabled Veteran Home Modification Act; enactdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-03-31: Senate Tabled
Latest action 2026-03-31: Senate Tabled
Latest action 2026-03-31: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
- HB 964 — Revenue and taxation; state and local title ad valorem tax fee; exempt certain motor vehicles used in fire protection services for local governmentsdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-03-31: Senate Tabled
- HB 1023 — Education; utilize weapon detection systems in certain school buildings; require local boards of education and other public school governing bodiesdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-03-31: Senate Tabled
- HR 1832 — House Study Committee on the Assessment and Collection of Fees by Local Governments; createdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-03-27: House Committee Favorably Reported
- HR 1831 — House Study Committee on Local Government Financial Audits; createdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-03-27: House Committee Favorably Reported
- HB 1166 — Local government; zoning decisions shall not affect or be required for certain residential dwellings of 400 square feet or fewer; providedied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-03-27: Senate Read Second Time
Latest action 2026-03-25: House Committee Favorably Reported
- HR 1748 — House Study Committee on Local Governmental Professional Contracting; createdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-03-25: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
- HR 1755 — House Study Committee on Alternative Investments for Local Governments; createdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-03-25: House Committee Favorably Reported
- HB 187 — Professions and businesses; contractors; change certain provisionsdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-03-25: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
- HB 378 — State courts of counties; online publishing of terms; providedied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-03-25: Senate Committee Favorably Reported
- HR 1650 — House Study Committee on Local Government Emergency Disaster Relief Loans; createdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-03-25: House Committee Favorably Reported
- HR 1795 — Local school systems; adopt policies that encourage student civic and political participation; urgedied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-03-23: House Second Readers
- SB 593 — Development Impact Fees; disclosure of impact fees upon transfer of ownership; providedied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-03-19: House Committee Favorably Reported
Latest action 2026-03-19: House Withdrawn, Recommitted
Latest action 2026-03-18: House Second Readers
- HB 1546 — Local government; requirements for local authorities retaining legal services on a contingent fee basis; providedied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-03-18: House Second Readers
- HR 1608 — House Study Committee on Municipal Electric Franchise Fees; createdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-03-18: House Committee Favorably Reported
Latest action 2026-03-09: Senate Read and Referred
- HB 1509 — Local government; zoning procedures; operation of immigration detention centers; require special use permitsdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-03-09: House Second Readers
- HB 1512 — Crimes and offenses; enhanced penalties when certain offenses are committed against public safety officers or code enforcement officers; providedied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-03-09: House Second Readers
- HB 1285 — Sales and use tax; limit number of local sales and use taxes by authorizing counties; revise provisionsdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-03-09: Senate Read and Referred
Latest action 2026-03-06: House Committee Favorably Reported
- HB 1368 — Mental health; re-creation of community service boards; providedied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-03-06: Senate Read and Referred
Latest action 2026-03-06: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
- HB 1482 — Jails; certain municipal corporations make municipal detention facilities or jails available for use by a sheriff under certain conditions; requiredied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-03-06: House Committee Favorably Reported
- HB 1442 — Local government; local moratoria shall not apply to certain properties in certain circumstances; providedied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-03-06: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
- HB 1095 — Fire protection and safety; establish permanent consumer fireworks sales facilitieswithdrawn
Latest action 2026-03-06: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Latest action 2026-03-06: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Latest action 2026-03-06: House Committee Favorably Reported
- HB 1501 — Environmental Protection Division; maintain a public website for monitoring levels of certain contaminants in public water systemsdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-03-06: House Second Readers
- SB 592 — "One Strike Act"; enactdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-03-06: Senate Tabled
Latest action 2026-03-06: House Withdrawn, Recommitted
Latest action 2026-03-04: House Second Readers
- SB 615 — Incorporation of Municipal Corporations; county police services for qualified municipalities; providedied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-03-04: Senate Read and Referred
- HB 1386 — Local government; county development authorities for certain counties shall not operate within certain municipalities; providedied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-03-03: House Committee Favorably Reported
- SB 611 — "Georgia Landowners Protection Act"; enactdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-03-03: Senate Read and Referred
- HB 1459 — Local government; allow governing authority of any county or municipal corporation to hold meetings by teleconferencedied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-03-03: House Second Readers
- HB 570 — Local government; acknowledge that certain international organizations have no jurisdiction in this statedied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-03-03: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
- HB 1223 — Local government; provide exemption from disclosing audio and video recordings captured by law enforcement when such recordings depict a person's deathdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-03-03: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Latest action 2026-03-03: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
- HB 1177 — Development authorities; certain affordable housing uses of property qualify as projects; providedied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-03-03: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Latest action 2026-03-03: House Committee Favorably Reported
- HB 1447 — Local government; comprehensive efficiency review of local taxing bodies; providedied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-03-03: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
- HB 1454 — Crimes and offenses; firearms and carrying and possession of firearms and other weapons; revise various lawsdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-03-03: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Latest action 2026-03-03: House Committee Favorably Reported
- HB 997 — Penal institutions; limit time that Department of Community Supervision can hold certain inmates in a county facilitydied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-03-03: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
- HB 1299 — Health; allow hospital authorities to acquire, develop, operate, or equip certain outpatient healthcare facilitiesdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-03-03: House Committee Favorably Reported
Latest action 2026-03-03: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
- HB 1426 — Peace officers; training in evacuation of persons with disabilities during an emergency; providedied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-26: House Second Readers
Latest action 2026-02-26: House Committee Favorably Reported
- SB 599 — Local Government Budgets and Audits; regulation of local governments in fiscal distress; providedied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-26: Senate Read and Referred
- HB 1423 — Elections; SB 189; revise an effective datedied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-26: House Second Readers
- HB 1035 — Georgia Homeownership Protection Act of 2026; enactdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-26: House Committee Favorably Reported
- HR 250 — Local government; adopt an alternative method of appraisal and assessment of real property located within the county for taxation; provide - CAdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-26: House Committee Favorably Reported
- HB 1418 — Georgia Resource Exchange and Sharing for Community Uplift and Emergency Resilience (RESCUER) Act; enactdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-25: House Second Readers
- HB 1040 — Health; prohibit smoking within a 25 foot radius of any state and local government buildings or enclosed public placesdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-25: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
- HB 1448 — Georgia Local Government Finance Authority Act; enactdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-25: House Second Readers
- SB 558 — Controlled Substances; possession of certain quantities of marijuana constitute a misdemeanor; providedied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-25: Senate Read and Referred
- HR 1418 — State-wide sales and use tax; property tax relief in counties or consolidated governments; provide - CAdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-24: House Second Readers
- HB 1384 — Local government; require municipalities to remit a portion of revenue generated through certain franchise agreements to the county in which they are locateddied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-24: House Second Readers
- HB 1137 — MARTA; authority of local governing bodies to collect a 1 percent retail sales and use tax; extend sunsetdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-20: House Committee Favorably Reported
- HB 1337 — Courts; retention and expenditure of passport application and processing fees by clerks of superior courts and probate court judges; providedied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-19: House Second Readers
- HB 1360 — Revenue and taxation; refunds of taxes and license fees by counties and municipalities; prohibit class action suitsdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-19: House Second Readers
- HB 1333 — Municipal corporations; calculation of costs of governmental affairs activities by municipalities which taxpayers may elect not to pay; providedied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-19: House Second Readers
- SB 533 — Elections and Primaries; certain nonresident electors to vote in municipal elections of such municipality; providedied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-19: Senate Read and Referred
- HB 1338 — Savannah, City of; ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes; homestead exemption; provisionsdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-19: House Second Readers
Latest action 2026-02-19: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
- HB 1315 — Georgia Landowners Protection Act; enactdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-19: House Second Readers
- HR 1178 — General Assembly; provide by general law for local grant and adjustment programs; authorizedied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-18: House Committee Favorably Reported
- HB 1156 — Local government; authorize establishment of local homeowner's incentive adjustment grant programsdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-18: House Committee Favorably Reported
- HB 1280 — Revenue and taxation; election of a county's chief appraiser; provisionsdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-17: House Second Readers
- SB 496 — Annexation of Territory; certain annexations are contingent upon approval of the county in which the subject property is located; providedied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-12: Senate Read and Referred
- HB 1248 — Georgia Cannabis Freedom and Integrity Act; enactdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-11: House Second Readers
- HB 1233 — Local government; waive development impact fees for certain projects related to development of affordable or workforce housing; authorizedied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-10: House Second Readers
Latest action 2026-02-09: Senate Read Second Time
Latest action 2026-02-05: House Second Readers
Latest action 2026-02-04: Senate Read Second Time
- HB 1157 — Labor and industrial relations; preemption of wage and employment benefit mandates adopted by a local government entity; repeal certain provisionsdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-04: House Second Readers
- HB 1065 — West Point, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; provide homestead exemptiondied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-02: House Second Readers
- HR 1104 — Local government; sales and use tax for purpose of providing property tax relief; authorize - CAdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-02: House Second Readers
- HR 1103 — State and local government; assist with reducing Wall Street landlord ownership of residential properties to help this state flourishdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-02: House Second Readers
- HR 1053 — State and local government; rename Sawnee Mountain as Trump Mountain; urgedied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-29: House Second Readers
Latest action 2026-01-29: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
- HB 1047 — Revenue and taxation; water and sewer projects and costs tax; revise definition of the term "municipality"died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-29: House Second Readers
- HB 1053 — Law enforcement officers and agencies; local law enforcement involvement with immigration and cooperation with federal authorities; repeal provisionsdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-29: House Second Readers
Latest action 2026-01-29: Senate Read and Referred
- HB 1012 — Local government; construction or development of new data centers for a specified time; prohibitdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-28: House Second Readers
- SB 421 — "The Data Center Transparency Act"; enactdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-27: Senate Read and Referred
- HB 989 — Education; public comment periods during meetings of local boards of education; providedied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-27: House Second Readers
- SB 388 — "Property Owners Protection Act"; enactdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-13: Senate Read and Referred
- SB 64 — Local Government and State Government; certain transactions between government entities and certain foreign persons; prohibitdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-12: Senate Recommitted
- HB 915 — Law enforcement officers and agencies; authorize county and municipal law enforcement agencies to employ civilian personnel to assist in certain investigationsdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-12: House Second Readers
- HB 901 — Elections; superintendent may permit any elector of the county to vote in any precinct of the county which such elector chooses under certain conditions; providedied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-12: House Second Readers
- SB 7 — Jails; certain municipal corporations make municipal detention facilities or jails available for use by a sheriff; requiredied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-12: Senate Recommitted
Latest action 2025-04-04: House Withdrawn, Recommitted
- HB 886 — State government; prohibit state agencies and local government entities from responding to ransomware activitydied on adjournment
Latest action 2025-04-04: House Second Readers
Latest action 2025-04-04: House Withdrawn, Recommitted
- HR 882 — Local school systems; levy and collect a sales and use tax for maintenance and operation expenses; provide - CAdied on adjournment
Latest action 2025-04-04: House Second Readers
- HB 132 — Council of Municipal Court Judges; office of senior municipal court judge; providewithdrawn
Latest action 2025-04-04: House Withdrawn, Recommitted
- HB 374 — Local government; residential rental property; establish housing management databaseswithdrawn
Latest action 2025-04-04: House Withdrawn, Recommitted
Latest action 2025-04-04: House Withdrawn, Recommitted
Latest action 2025-04-02: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
- HB 871 — Local government; additional authorized investments; providedied on adjournment
Latest action 2025-03-31: House Second Readers
- HR 755 — House Study Committee on Electric Franchise Fees for Unincorporated Areas; createdied on adjournment
Latest action 2025-03-31: House Second Readers
Latest action 2025-03-31: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
- HB 779 — Property; require landlords and managers of apartment buildings or complexes to provide local police and fire departments certain informationdied on adjournment
Latest action 2025-03-21: House Second Readers
- SB 313 — Enforcement Methods; investigations or inspections of certain residential rental property when there is a reasonable suspicion of a code violation; providedied on adjournment
Latest action 2025-03-03: Senate Read and Referred
- HB 665 — Health; transfer all authorities and responsibilities relating to environmental health from county boards of health to Department of Public Healthdied on adjournment
Latest action 2025-03-03: House Second Readers
- HB 656 — Local government; authorize assessment of development impact fees for public facilities produced through agreements between developers and governmental entitiesdied on adjournment
Latest action 2025-02-28: House Second Readers
- HB 678 — Local government; authorities with less than state-wide jurisdiction shall have the same sovereign immunities as provided to counties; providedied on adjournment
Latest action 2025-02-28: House Second Readers
- SB 257 — Department of Human Services; adopt and implement affordable family housing assistance programs; authorize local governmentsdied on adjournment
Latest action 2025-02-27: Senate Read and Referred
- SB 286 — Courts and Penal Institutions; substance abuse programs and mental health treatment programs in county and municipal jails for inmates; providedied on adjournment
Latest action 2025-02-27: Senate Read and Referred
- HB 609 — Local government; prohibitions on employees holding interest in redevelopment activities; revise provisionsdied on adjournment
Latest action 2025-02-27: House Second Readers
Latest action 2025-02-27: House Second Readers
- HB 578 — Public utilities; $1.50 increase in monthly 9-1-1 charge assessed by local governments; providedied on adjournment
Latest action 2025-02-26: House Second Readers
- HR 406 — Georgia Municipal Court Clerks Council Day at the state capitol; 02/27/25; recognizedied on adjournment
Latest action 2025-02-26: House Read and Adopted
- HB 205 — Board of Homeland Security; development of a list of approved unmanned aircraft systems; providedied on adjournment
Latest action 2025-02-24: Senate Read and Referred
- HB 537 — Revenue and taxation; maximum amount of local sales and use taxes that may be imposed; providedied on adjournment
Latest action 2025-02-21: House Second Readers
- HB 523 — Local government; annexation contingent upon approval of county in which subject property is located; providedied on adjournment
Latest action 2025-02-21: House Second Readers
- HB 387 — Local government; require service delivery agreement to include a growth boundary agreement componentdied on adjournment
Latest action 2025-02-13: House Second Readers
- HB 346 — Local government; prohibit municipalities and counties from using public, educational, and governmental programming (PEG) channels for political purposesdied on adjournment
Latest action 2025-02-12: House Second Readers
- HB 299 — Property; landlord and tenant; repeal Code Section 44-7-19, relating to restrictions on rent regulation by local governmentsdied on adjournment
Latest action 2025-02-10: House Second Readers
- HB 152 — Transportation, Department of; acquisition of certain professional services by counties and municipalities; revise contracting proceduresdied on adjournment
Latest action 2025-01-30: House Second Readers
- SB 38 — Development Impact Fees; provide for educationdied on adjournment
Latest action 2025-01-29: Senate Read and Referred
- HB 120 — Crimes and offenses; preemption of local regulation and lawsuits relative to firearms, ammunition, and other weapons; provide for a definitiondied on adjournment
Latest action 2025-01-29: House Second Readers
- HB 80 — Law enforcement agencies; option to destroy or sell certain firearms; providedied on adjournment
Latest action 2025-01-27: House Second Readers
- HB 76 — Transportation, Department of; require public hearings for local transportation projects of significant impactdied on adjournment
Latest action 2025-01-27: House Second Readers
- HB 41 — Georgia Local Governance and Fair Enforcement Act; enactdied on adjournment
Latest action 2025-01-16: House Second Readers