Cobb County; abolish office of elected county surveyor; provide appointment
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to abolish the office of elected county surveyor of Cobb County; to provide for the appointment of a county surveyor by the governing authority of the county after January 1, 2029; to provide for successors; to provide for qualifications; to provide for an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Mar 19, 2026
Signed May 12, 2026
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LC 47 4258/a
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HB 1587/AP*
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The bill's title was updated to reflect that it has passed both the House and Senate, and the document version identifier was changed to indicate this new status. These are technical updates confirming the bill's legislative progress rather than changes to the bill's actual policy content.
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Updated the bill title to include '(AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)' and changed the version number from 'LC 47 4258' to 'LC 47 4258/AP' to reflect its current legislative status.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 2, 2026 · House Mar 27, 2026
How they voted
42–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 47
Apr 2, 2026
D
Democratic18
83% 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 688
upper
May 12, 2026
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Apr 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Apr 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Mar 27, 2026
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Mar 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Mar 19, 2026
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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