# Georgia HB 724: Pembroke, City of; mayor and city council members; provide four-year terms

Georgia HB 724, Pembroke, City of; mayor and city council members; provide four-year terms, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Lehman Franklin (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-01 (House Date Signed by Governor) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia HB 724
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Pembroke, City of; mayor and city council members; provide four-year terms
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-04
- Last action: 2025-05-01, House Date Signed by Governor
- Sponsor: Lehman Franklin (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Intragovernmental Coordination, State and Local Governmental Operations, Local Bill
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (221 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Four-year terms for Pembroke mayor and council: benefit, low. The law sets four-year terms for Pembroke’s mayor and five city council members. Their next general election is the first Tuesday in November 2027. Winners take office on the second Monday in January 2028. Later elections occur every four years on the first Tuesday in November. Winners take office…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Lehman Franklin (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-25 | Senate | LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR | pass | 52 | 0 | 4 |
| 2025-03-13 | House | Local Calendar | pass | 169 | 0 | 5 |

## Actions (13)

- 2025-05-01: House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-05-01: Act 62
- 2025-05-01: Effective Date
- 2025-04-07: House Sent to Governor (House)
- 2025-03-25: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- 2025-03-13: House Third Readers (House)
- 2025-03-13: House Passed/Adopted (House)
- 2025-03-10: House Second Readers (House)
- 2025-03-06: House First Readers (House)
- 2025-03-04: House Hopper (House)

## Bill text

- HB 724/AP* (v4): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/237141)

## 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 724/AP* (v4) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/237141)

## 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-HB724-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).