Board of Education of Cobb County; future elections for members of the board of education shall be nonpartisan; provide
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for the election of members of the Board of Education of Cobb County, approved March 28, 1974 (Ga. L. 1974, p. 3516), as amended, so as to provide that future elections for members of the board of education shall be nonpartisan; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 12, 2026
Last action Mar 4, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Feb 24, 2026
How they voted
31–17
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 52
Feb 24, 2026
D
Democratic20
85% Nay
R
Republican32
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Mar 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 24, 2026
Committee
Senate Withdrawn & Recommitted
upper
Feb 24, 2026
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (31-17-4)
senate
Feb 17, 2026
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 12, 2026
Introduced
Senate Hopper
upper
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ed Setzler
RRepublican
P
John Albers
RRepublican
P
Kay Kirkpatrick
RRepublican
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