All Roll Calls
Yes: 205 • No: 2
GeorgiaHB 15302025-2026 Regular SessionHouse
Fairmount, City of; future mayors shall be elected to four-year terms; provide
Sponsored By: Matt Barton (Republican), Jason Ridley (Republican)
Signed by Governor
Intragovernmental CoordinationState and Local Governmental OperationsLocal Bill
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3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.
Four-year terms for Fairmount elected leaders
Fairmount's mayor elected in 2027 and each later mayor serves a four-year term. Officials serving when the law takes effect keep their existing terms. Council members also serve four-year terms, and all officials stay until their successors are elected and qualified. Voters across the city elect the mayor and all four council posts, numbered 1 through 4. Council candidates must name their post and receive a majority of votes for that post to win. Posts 1 and 3 are elected together; Posts 2 and 4 are elected two years later.
Residency requirements for Fairmount elected officials
Fairmount's mayor and council members must have lived in the city for the year immediately before their election. They must keep living there while serving. They must also be registered and qualified to vote in Fairmount city elections. They must meet Georgia's constitutional qualifications for House of Representatives members, including any future changes to those qualifications.
Fairmount officials face delayed pay raises
Fairmount's mayor and council set their salaries by city ordinance. A raise cannot start until officials elected at the next regular city election after its approval take office. The mayor and council must authorize repayment of actual and necessary expenses from official duties. Officials must submit itemized vouchers to receive repayment. The law sets no salary or repayment amounts.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
Matt Barton
Republican • House
Jason Ridley
Republican • House
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 3/20/2026
LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR
Yes: 44 • No: 0 • Other: 7
House vote • 3/18/2026
Local Calendar
Yes: 161 • No: 2 • Other: 11
Actions Timeline
House Date Signed by Governor
5/12/2026HouseAct 671
5/12/2026Effective Date
5/12/2026House Sent to Governor
4/6/2026HouseSenate Committee Favorably Reported
3/20/2026SenateSenate Passed/Adopted
3/20/2026SenateSenate Read and Referred
3/19/2026SenateHouse Committee Favorably Reported
3/18/2026HouseHouse Third Readers
3/18/2026HouseHouse Passed/Adopted
3/18/2026HouseHouse Second Readers
3/12/2026HouseHouse First Readers
3/10/2026HouseHouse Hopper
3/9/2026House
Bill Text
HB 1530/AP* (v4)
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