# Georgia HB 1578: Arcade, Town of; municipality; clarify name

Georgia HB 1578, Arcade, Town of; municipality; clarify name, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Emory Dunahoo (Republican), Houston Gaines (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-05-11 (House Date Signed by Governor) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia HB 1578
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Arcade, Town of; municipality; clarify name
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-03-18
- Last action: 2026-05-11, House Date Signed by Governor
- Sponsors: Emory Dunahoo (Republican), Houston Gaines (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Intragovernmental Coordination, State and Local Governmental Operations, Local Bill
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (209 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Arcade council gets temporary emergency powers: benefit, low. Arcade’s council can pass emergency ordinances when a public emergency affects life, health, property, or public peace. The mayor or two councilmembers must call the meeting. Each ordinance must follow the standard written form, be labeled an emergency ordinance, and declare and describe the emerge…
- Arcade updates city leadership and veto rules: mixed, low. The law replaces Town of Arcade with City of Arcade in the charter and replaces references to journals with minutes. The council must hold an organizational meeting on the second Monday of January following a municipal election. Newly elected mayors and councilmembers must take a standard oath to f…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Emory Dunahoo (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Houston Gaines (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-31 | Senate | LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR | pass | 45 | 0 | 7 |
| 2026-03-25 | House | Local Calendar | pass | 164 | 0 | 12 |

## Actions (13)

- 2026-05-11: House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- 2026-05-11: Act 604
- 2026-05-11: Effective Date
- 2026-04-07: House Sent to Governor (House)
- 2026-03-31: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2026-03-31: Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-03-27: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2026-03-25: House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- 2026-03-25: House Third Readers (House)
- 2026-03-25: House Passed/Adopted (House)
- 2026-03-20: House Second Readers (House)
- 2026-03-19: House First Readers (House)
- 2026-03-18: House Hopper (House)

## Bill text

- HB 1578/AP* (v4): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/248277)

## 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 1578/AP* (v4) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/248277)

## 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-HB1578-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).