HB 1557 Georgia House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Fayette County; board of elections; revise composition

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide for the re-creation of the board of elections for Fayette County, approved March 24, 1994 (Ga. L. 1994, p. 3712), so as to revise the composition of the board; to revise provisions for appointment of board members; to provide for initial terms; to provide for current board members to serve out the terms to which they were appointed; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

Signed into Law

May 2026

Introduced Mar 16, 2026 Signed May 12, 2026

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What changed between versions

LC 47 4064/a → HB 1557/AP* · 2 edits

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The bill text was updated to reflect that it has passed both the House and Senate, changing the status from a draft version to a final version. The document header was modified to include the new status, and the page numbering was adjusted to match the new version. These are technical and formatting updates rather than substantive policy changes.

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Updated the bill title to indicate it has been passed by both chambers of the legislature.

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Floor votes · Senate Mar 31, 2026 · House Mar 23, 2026

How they voted

39–0

Passed · 8 other

Total votes 47

Mar 31, 2026

D Democratic18

12 Yea 6

66% Yea

R Republican29

27 Yea 2

93% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

May 12, 2026

Signed into law

Act 679

upper

May 12, 2026

Signed into law

House Date Signed by Governor

lower

Mar 31, 2026

Upper · Passed

Senate Passed/Adopted

upper

Mar 31, 2026

Upper · Passed

Senate Committee Favorably Reported

upper

Mar 25, 2026

Committee

Senate Read and Referred

upper

Mar 23, 2026

Lower · Passed

House Passed/Adopted

lower

Mar 23, 2026

Lower · Passed

House Committee Favorably Reported

lower

Mar 16, 2026

Introduced

House Hopper

lower

4 primary · 0 co-sponsors