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type: "Bill"
title: "Alto, Town of; anti-nepotism requirements for future mayors and councilmembers; provide"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to reincorporate and provide a new charter for the Town of Alto, Georgia, approved May 6, 2009 (Ga. L. 2009, p. 3686), so as to provide anti-nepotism requirements for future mayors and councilmembers; to clarify the role of the mayor pro tempore; to increase the maximum fine the municipal court may impose for ordinance violations; to provide that the municipal court may not impose fines on statutory misdemeanor or traffic offenses in excess of maximum penalties provided for in general law; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 28"
citation: "Georgia HB 28 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chris Erwin", "Victor Anderson"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-13"
last_action: "2023-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/94603d10-0820-466e-9d12-f5ebf97439bd"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "48eb201b5659b8658534759891d488e004b9467b4eca273631d79e83aab5cc87"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 28 (2023_24) — Alto, Town of; anti-nepotism requirements for future mayors and councilmembers; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to reincorporate and provide a new charter for the Town of Alto, Georgia, approved May 6, 2009 (Ga. L. 2009, p. 3686), so as to provide anti-nepotism requirements for future mayors and councilmembers; to clarify the role of the mayor pro tempore; to increase the maximum fine the municipal court may impose for ordinance violations; to provide that the municipal court may not impose fines on statutory misdemeanor or traffic offenses in excess of maximum penalties provided for in general law; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 28/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/215212.pdf)
2. **LC 47 1905/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/212482.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/212498.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #46 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **54–0** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #10 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **159–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Chris Erwin — primary (person)
- Victor Anderson — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-01-13** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2023-01-23** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2023-01-24** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2023-01-26** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-01-26** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2023-01-26** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2023-01-30** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-15** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-15** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2023-03-30** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-01** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-01** Act 95 `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/94603d10-0820-466e-9d12-f5ebf97439bd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).