HB 1359 Georgia House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Brooks County; board of elections and registration; expand to five members

Summary
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.
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 18, 2026 Signed May 12, 2026
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LC 47 3912/a HB 1359/AP* · 2 edits
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The bill text was updated to reflect that it has passed both the House and Senate, indicating the legislation is now in its final form ready for signature. The document version number was updated from LC 47 3912 to LC 47 3912/AP to denote this new status.
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The bill title was updated to include '(AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)' to indicate the legislative status.

The document version identifier was changed from LC 47 3912 to LC 47 3912/AP to reflect the amendment stage.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 6, 2026 · House Feb 26, 2026

How they voted

420
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 48
Mar 6, 2026
D Democratic19
14 Yea 5
73% Yea
R Republican29
28 Yea 1
96% 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 650
upper
May 12, 2026
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Mar 3, 2026
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of John LaHood
John LaHood
RRepublican
GA
175