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| Bill | Brooks County; board of elections and registration; expand to five members | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create a board of elections and registration for Brooks County, approved April 20, 2011 (Ga. L. 2011, p. 3703), so as to expand the board to five members; to provide for a quorum of the board; to revise the manner in which members of the board are appointed by the governing authority of the county; to make conforming changes regarding filling vacancies on the board; to provide that the elections supervisor and employees of such supervisor shall be subject to hiring, firing, and the control of the board of elections; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | us/states/ga | Georgia General Assembly | 2025_26 | HB 1359 | Georgia HB 1359 (2025_26) |
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Georgia HB 1359 (2025_26) — Brooks County; board of elections and registration; expand to five members
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create a board of elections and registration for Brooks County, approved April 20, 2011 (Ga. L. 2011, p. 3703), so as to expand the board to five members; to provide for a quorum of the board; to revise the manner in which members of the board are appointed by the governing authority of the county; to make conforming changes regarding filling vacancies on the board; to provide that the elections supervisor and employees of such supervisor shall be subject to hiring, firing, and the control of the board of elections; 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.
- HB 1359/AP* (committee substitute) — source
- LC 47 3912/a (committee substitute) — source
- Local Ad (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- Senate Vote #639 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — 49–0 (pass) · upper
- House Vote #569 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — 158–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- John LaHood — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-02-18 House Hopper
introduction - 2026-02-19 House First Readers
reading-1 - 2026-02-20 House Second Readers
reading-2 - 2026-02-26 House Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable - 2026-02-26 House Third Readers
reading-3 - 2026-02-26 House Passed/Adopted
passage - 2026-03-03 Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee - 2026-03-06 Senate Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable - 2026-03-06 Senate Passed/Adopted
passage - 2026-04-06 House Sent to Governor
executive-receipt - 2026-05-12 House Date Signed by Governor
executive-signature - 2026-05-12 Act 650
executive-signature - 2026-05-12 Effective Date
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/1ba6eefb-efe1-4580-bab9-63dbb6af3c15. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).