Echols County; Board of Commissioners; county commissioners shall be elected from the county at large; provide
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act revising, superseding, and consolidating the laws creating and governing the Board of Commissioners of Echols County, approved February 3, 1953 (Ga. L. 1953, Jan.-Feb. Sess., p. 2054), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 11, 2022 (Ga. L. 2022, p.5446), so as to provide that all of the county commissioners shall be elected from the county at large; to repeal the commission district plan; to provide for continuation in office of current members; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Jan 29, 2026
Signed May 11, 2026
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The bill text was updated to reflect that it has passed both the House and Senate. The changes are primarily technical, updating the bill title and page headers to indicate its current legislative status rather than altering any substantive policy, scope, or requirements.
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Updated the bill title to include '(AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)' and changed the version identifier from 'LC 47 3854' to 'LC 47 3854/AP' to reflect its approval by both legislative chambers.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 24, 2026 · House Feb 12, 2026
How they voted
51–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 52
Feb 24, 2026
D
Democratic20
100% Yea
R
Republican32
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 11, 2026
Signed into law
Act 539
upper
May 11, 2026
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Feb 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Jan 29, 2026
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
John Corbett
RRepublican
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