Union County; governing authority; change from a sole commissioner to a five-member board of commissioners; provide advisory referendum
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for an advisory referendum for the purpose of ascertaining whether the electors of Union County desire the governing authority of that county to be changed from a sole commissioner to a five-member board of commissioners; to provide for mandatory execution of election and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to provide for related matters; to provide for legislative purposes and findings; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 2, 2026
Signed May 12, 2026
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The bill text was updated to reflect that it has passed both the House and Senate, changing the version identifier from LC 47 3780/a to HB 1120/AP. The page numbering and header formatting were adjusted to match the new legislative status.
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The header was updated to indicate the bill has passed both chambers, and the version number was changed to reflect this new status.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 3, 2026 · House Feb 20, 2026
How they voted
38–0
Passed · 10 other
Total votes 48
Mar 3, 2026
D
Democratic19
57% Yea
R
Republican29
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 12, 2026
Signed into law
Act 660
upper
May 12, 2026
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 24, 2026
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Feb 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Feb 2, 2026
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Stan Gunter
RRepublican
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