# Georgia HB 355: Doraville, City of; office of councilmember or mayor; filling vacancies; provide

Georgia HB 355, Doraville, City of; office of councilmember or mayor; filling vacancies; provide, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Long Tran (Democrat); status signed, last action 2025-05-13 (House Date Signed by Governor) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia HB 355
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Doraville, City of; office of councilmember or mayor; filling vacancies; provide
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-10
- Last action: 2025-05-13, House Date Signed by Governor
- Sponsor: Long Tran (Democrat)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Intragovernmental Coordination, State and Local Governmental Operations, Local Bill
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (206 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Doraville sets rules for replacing elected officials: benefit, low. The law sets rules for vacancies in Doraville’s mayor and city council offices. An office becomes vacant when its holder resigns, dies, moves outside the city, or is found legally incompetent. Missing four consecutive regular meetings also creates a vacancy unless the council grants leave and recor…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Long Tran (Democrat), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-10 | Senate | LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR | pass | 43 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025-02-13 | House | Local Calendar | pass | 163 | 0 | 11 |

## Actions (13)

- 2025-05-13: House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-05-13: Act 137
- 2025-05-13: Effective Date
- 2025-04-07: House Sent to Governor (House)
- 2025-03-10: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2025-03-10: Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- 2025-02-13: House Third Readers (House)
- 2025-02-13: House Passed/Adopted (House)
- 2025-02-12: House Second Readers (House)
- 2025-02-11: House First Readers (House)
- 2025-02-10: House Hopper (House)

## Bill text

- HB 355/AP* (v4): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/235705)

## 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 355/AP* (v4) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/235705)

## 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-HB355-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).