Cornelia, City of; remove millage rate cap
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Cornelia, approved April 30, 2013 (Ga. L. 2013, p. 3841), so as to remove the millage rate cap; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Mar 3, 2026
Signed May 11, 2026
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LC 47 4085/a
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HB 1487/AP*
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MINOR
The bill text was updated to reflect that it has been passed by both the House and Senate, and the legislative citation was changed to indicate the amended version. These are technical updates confirming the bill's progress rather than changes to the actual policy or law.
TECHNICAL
The bill title was updated to include '(AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)' to show its current legislative status.
The legislative citation was changed from 'LC 47 4085' to 'LC 47 4085/AP' to reflect the amended version of the bill.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 25, 2026 · House Mar 20, 2026
How they voted
43–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 47
Mar 25, 2026
D
Democratic18
83% Yea
R
Republican29
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 11, 2026
Signed into law
Act 566
upper
May 11, 2026
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Mar 23, 2026
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Mar 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Mar 3, 2026
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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