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type: "Bill"
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title: "Washington, City of; offices of mayor and councilmember; provide term limits"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a new charter for the City of Washington, Georgia, approved February 14, 1958 (Ga. L. 1958, p. 2139), as amended, so as to provide for term limits for the offices of mayor and councilmember; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to provide for mandatory execution of election and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
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legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
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session: "2023_24"
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identifier: "HB 1483"
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citation: "Georgia HB 1483 (2023_24)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Rob Leverett"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 13
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2024-03-13"
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last_action: "2024-05-06"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7dadf9e1-f43f-48d8-9075-9f2bffe63278"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "58452c2d8e07a5b3ff3ef76cfd701d532b564bdb604e877bb5eb769db13cbad4"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
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---
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# Georgia HB 1483 (2023_24) — Washington, City of; offices of mayor and councilmember; provide term limits
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a new charter for the City of Washington, Georgia, approved February 14, 1958 (Ga. L. 1958, p. 2139), as amended, so as to provide for term limits for the offices of mayor and councilmember; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to provide for mandatory execution of election and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **HB 1483/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/228145.pdf)
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2. **LC 47 2842/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/227149.pdf)
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3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/227163.pdf)
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## Votes
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- House Vote #701 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **161–1** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #712 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **38–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Rob Leverett — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-03-13** House Hopper `introduction`
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- **2024-03-13** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2024-03-14** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2024-03-18** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-03-18** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2024-03-18** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2024-03-20** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2024-03-21** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-03-21** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2024-04-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-05-06** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2024-05-06** Act 686 `executive-signature`
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- **2024-05-06** Effective Date
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7dadf9e1-f43f-48d8-9075-9f2bffe63278`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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