# Georgia HB 1530: Fairmount, City of; future mayors shall be elected to four-year terms; provide

Georgia HB 1530, Fairmount, City of; future mayors shall be elected to four-year terms; provide, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Matt Barton (Republican), Jason Ridley (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-05-12 (House Date Signed by Governor) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia HB 1530
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Fairmount, City of; future mayors shall be elected to four-year terms; provide
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-03-09
- Last action: 2026-05-12, House Date Signed by Governor
- Sponsors: Matt Barton (Republican), Jason Ridley (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Intragovernmental Coordination, State and Local Governmental Operations, Local Bill
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (205 yes, 2 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Four-year terms for Fairmount elected leaders: benefit, low. 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 th…
- Residency requirements for Fairmount elected officials: cost, low. 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 Hou…
- Fairmount officials face delayed pay raises: mixed, low. 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 sub…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Matt Barton (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jason Ridley (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-20 | Senate | LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR | pass | 44 | 0 | 7 |
| 2026-03-18 | House | Local Calendar | pass | 161 | 2 | 11 |

## Actions (13)

- 2026-05-12: House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- 2026-05-12: Act 671
- 2026-05-12: Effective Date
- 2026-04-06: House Sent to Governor (House)
- 2026-03-20: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2026-03-20: Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- 2026-03-18: House Third Readers (House)
- 2026-03-18: House Passed/Adopted (House)
- 2026-03-12: House Second Readers (House)
- 2026-03-10: House First Readers (House)
- 2026-03-09: House Hopper (House)

## Bill text

- HB 1530/AP* (v4): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/246948)

## Related bills

- SB 160: Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckless stunt driving; replace the forfeiture penalty (signed)
- SB 384: Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation for certain motor vehicles; provide (signed)
- SB 76: License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Service Foundation; establish (signed)
- SB 406: "Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact (signed)
- HB 1391: Specialty license plates; honor public safety officers; establish (signed)
- HB 1344: Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact (signed)

## Sources
- [HB 1530/AP* (v4) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/246948)

## Related
- [SB 160: Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckles…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB160-2025-2026)
- [SB 384: Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB384-2025-2026)
- [SB 76: License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Servic…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB76-2025-2026)
- [SB 406: "Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB406-2025-2026)
- [HB 1391: Specialty license plates; honor public safety officers; establish](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1391-2025-2026)
- [HB 1344: Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1344-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1530-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).