HB 1245 Georgia House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Walker County; Board of Education; members shall be elected by voters of the respective education districts; provide

Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for the election of the members of the Board of Education of Walker County, approved March 8, 1968 (Ga. L. 1968, p. 2235), as amended, so as to provide that future members of the board shall be elected by the voters of the respective education districts instead of by voters of the entire school system; to provide for related matters; 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 9, 2026 Signed May 11, 2026
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LC 47 3833/a HB 1245/AP* · 1 edit
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The bill title was updated to reflect that it has passed both the House and Senate, and the document header was modified to indicate the new version status. These changes are primarily administrative and formatting updates to track the bill's legislative progress rather than substantive policy shifts.
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Updated the bill title to include '(AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)' and changed the version identifier from 'LC 47 3833' to 'LC 47 3833/AP' to reflect its current legislative status.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 31, 2026 · House Feb 17, 2026

How they voted

410
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 47
Mar 31, 2026
D Democratic18
14 Yea 4
77% Yea
R Republican29
27 Yea 2
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
6
Committee
4
May 11, 2026
Signed into law
Act 552
upper
May 11, 2026
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 31, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Mar 4, 2026
Committee
Senate Withdrawn & Recommitted
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Feb 9, 2026
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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