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HB724 • 2025

Pembroke, City of; mayor and city council members; provide four-year terms

Pembroke, City of; mayor and city council members; provide four-year terms

Elections
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Franklin, Lehman
Last action
2025-05-01
Official status
House Date Signed by Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official summary confirms current officers' terms continue, but it is unclear if this means they finish their original term length immediately or transition differently.

HB724: Four-Year Terms for Pembroke City Officials

This law changes the rules in the city of Pembroke so that mayors and city council members serve four-year terms.

What This Bill Does

  • Sets a new term length of four years for the mayor of Pembroke.
  • Sets a new term length of four years for all city council members in Pembroke.
  • Provides rules for how elections will be held under this new system.
  • States that current terms of city officers continue as they are now.
  • Removes older laws that conflict with these new term lengths.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The mayor of Pembroke
  • City council members in Pembroke

Limits and Unknowns

  • The text does not specify the exact date when the first four-year election will occur.
  • The bill states current terms continue but does not explain how future schedules align with this change.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-01 Georgia General Assembly

    House Date Signed by Governor

Official Summary Text

Pembroke, City of; mayor and city council members; provide four-year terms