HB 1577 Georgia House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Woodbine, City of; mayor; revise powers

Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a new charter for the City of Woodbine, approved March 25, 1996 (Ga. L. 1996, p. 3670), so as to revise the powers of the mayor; to authorize the mayor to vote on all matters before the city council; to provide for the mayor to select and supervise the city administrator; to provide for the suspension of the city administrator in certain circumstances; to revise contracting procedures; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 18, 2026 Last action Mar 27, 2026
Floor votes · House Mar 25, 2026

How they voted

1390
Passed · 11 other
Total votes 150
Mar 25, 2026
D Democratic63
57 Yea 6
90% Yea
R Republican87
82 Yea 5
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Mar 27, 2026
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Mar 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Mar 18, 2026
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Steven Sainz
Steven Sainz
RRepublican
GA
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