HB1556 - New Charter for City of Nicholls
Summary
Georgia HB1556 enacted a new municipal charter for the City of Nicholls, replacing prior Acts with comprehensive provisions on city incorporation, boundaries, powers, service charges, bonded indebtedness, accounting, budgeting, contracting, purchasing, and sale of city property. The bill passed the House 158-0 on March 23 and the Senate 47-0 on March 27, 2026.
What changed
HB1556 enacts a comprehensive new municipal charter for the City of Nicholls, Georgia, replacing all prior Acts governing the city. The charter establishes provisions for incorporation, boundaries, city powers, service charges, bonded and other indebtedness, accounting and budgeting procedures, contracting and purchasing requirements, sale of city property, bonds for officers, pending matters, definitions, severability, and related matters. The bill explicitly repeals conflicting laws and specific prior Acts.
The new charter takes effect upon signing, affecting City of Nicholls municipal operations, city officers, and residents within the city's boundaries. City government entities and officials must align operations with the new charter provisions, particularly regarding financial management, property transactions, and bonded indebtedness requirements.
What to do next
- City of Nicholls government must implement provisions of new charter
- City officials must review updated bonding and purchasing requirements
- Repealed Acts under prior charter are no longer in effect
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ChangeBridge / Georgia / HB1556 Passed HB1556 House Bill Passed 2026-03-23
Nicholls, City of; provide new charter
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Nicholls; to provide for incorporation, boundaries, and powers of the city; to provide for 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 officers; 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 Details
State Georgia
Session 2025-2026 Regular Session
Chamber House
Official Source www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/74102
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Sponsors
Angie O'Steen (Rep - R)
Action History
2026-03-27 S Senate Passed/Adopted 2026-03-27 S Senate Committee Favorably Reported 2026-03-25 S Senate Read and Referred 2026-03-23 H House Passed/Adopted 2026-03-23 H House Third Readers 2026-03-23 H House Committee Favorably Reported 2026-03-19 H House Second Readers 2026-03-18 H House First Readers 2026-03-16 H House Hopper
Votes
2026-03-23 Local Calendar : House Vote #739 Yea: 158 Nay: 0 2026-03-27 Local Consent Calendar: Senate Vote #825 Yea: 47 Nay: 0
Committee Referrals
2026-03-18 H Intragovernmental Coordination 2026-03-25 S State and Local Governmental Operations
Bill Text Versions
2026-03-25 Introduced 2026-03-30 Enrolled Legislative data powered by LegiScan (CC BY 4.0)
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