HB 877 Georgia House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Fayetteville, City of; provide new charter

Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Fayetteville; to provide for incorporation, boundaries, and powers of the city; to provide for the exercise of powers and limitations on powers; to provide for a governing authority of such city and the powers, duties, authority, prohibitions, elections, terms, removal from office, method of filling vacancies, compensation, expenses, and qualifications; to provide for franchises, service charges, and assessments; to provide for bonded and other indebtedness; to provide for accounting and budgeting; to provide for contracting and purchasing; to provide for sale of city property; to provide for bonds for officials; to provide for pending matters; to provide for definitions and construction; to provide for severability; to provide for related matters; to repeal specific Acts; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Mar 28, 2025 Signed May 12, 2026
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What changed between versions

LC 61 0241/a HB 877/AP* · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill text was updated to reflect that it has been passed by both the House and Senate, indicating it is in its final form ready for the Governor's signature. The document version number was incremented from LC 61 0241 to LC 61 0241/AP to signify this approval status. No substantive policy changes, such as new laws, funding amounts, or eligibility criteria, were introduced in this revision.
TECHNICAL

The bill header was updated to include '(AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)', confirming the bill has completed its legislative journey through both chambers.

The version identifier was changed from LC 61 0241 to LC 61 0241/AP to track the bill's status as approved by both legislative bodies.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 17, 2026 · House Feb 6, 2026

How they voted

451
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 51
Feb 17, 2026
D Democratic20
16 Yea 4
80% Yea
R Republican31
29 Yea 1 Nay 1
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
13
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 12, 2026
Signed into law
Act 656
upper
May 12, 2026
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Feb 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 9, 2026
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Feb 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Mar 28, 2025
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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