# Georgia HB 640: Alpharetta, City of; election of city offices by majority vote; provide

Georgia HB 640, Alpharetta, City of; election of city offices by majority vote; provide, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Michelle Au (Democrat), Scott Hilton (Republican), Jan Jones (Republican) and 2 others; 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 640
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Alpharetta, City of; election of city offices by majority vote; provide
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-26
- Last action: 2025-05-13, House Date Signed by Governor
- Sponsors: Michelle Au (Democrat), Scott Hilton (Republican), Jan Jones (Republican), Todd Jones (Republican), Charles Martin (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Intragovernmental Coordination, State and Local Governmental Operations, Local Bill
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (223 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Alpharetta city winners need a majority vote: benefit, low. Candidates for Alpharetta city offices must receive more than half the votes cast to win. If no candidate does in the general election, the top two candidates face each other in a runoff. The runoff winner must also receive more than half the votes cast.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Michelle Au (Democrat), House
- Sponsor: Scott Hilton (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jan Jones (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Todd Jones (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Charles Martin (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-18 | Senate | LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR | pass | 51 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025-03-04 | House | Local Calendar | pass | 172 | 0 | 6 |

## Actions (13)

- 2025-05-13: House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-05-13: Act 159
- 2025-05-13: Effective Date
- 2025-04-07: House Sent to Governor (House)
- 2025-03-18: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- 2025-03-04: House Third Readers (House)
- 2025-03-04: House Passed/Adopted (House)
- 2025-02-28: House Second Readers (House)
- 2025-02-27: House First Readers (House)
- 2025-02-26: House Hopper (House)

## Bill text

- HB 640/AP* (v4): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/236227)

## 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 640/AP* (v4) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/236227)

## 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-HB640-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).