# Georgia HB 1026: Valdosta, City of; Board of Education; provide compensation

Georgia HB 1026, Valdosta, City of; Board of Education; provide compensation, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by James Burchett (Republican), John Corbett (Republican), John LaHood (Republican) and 1 others; status signed, last action 2026-06-01 (Effective Date); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia HB 1026
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Valdosta, City of; Board of Education; provide compensation
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-27
- Last action: 2026-06-01, Effective Date
- Sponsors: James Burchett (Republican), John Corbett (Republican), John LaHood (Republican), Dexter Sharper (Democrat)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Intragovernmental Coordination, State and Local Governmental Operations, Local Bill
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (213 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Monthly pay for Valdosta school board: benefit, high. The City of Valdosta school board chair receives $650 per month. Each other board member receives $600 per month. Only local tax funds pay this compensation, not state funds. The law takes effect on the first day of the month after the Governor approves it. For enactment without the Governor’s appr…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: James Burchett (Republican), House
- Sponsor: John Corbett (Republican), House
- Sponsor: John LaHood (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Dexter Sharper (Democrat), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-17 | Senate | LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR | pass | 48 | 1 | 4 |
| 2026-02-06 | House | Local Calendar | pass | 165 | 0 | 10 |

## Actions (13)

- 2026-06-01: Effective Date
- 2026-05-11: House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- 2026-05-11: Act 533
- 2026-04-06: House Sent to Governor (House)
- 2026-02-17: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-02-09: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- 2026-02-06: House Third Readers (House)
- 2026-02-06: House Passed/Adopted (House)
- 2026-01-29: House Second Readers (House)
- 2026-01-28: House First Readers (House)
- 2026-01-27: House Hopper (House)

## Bill text

- HB 1026/AP* (v4): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/242711)

## Related bills

- SB 160: Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckless stunt driving; replace the forfeiture penalty (signed)
- SB 384: Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation for certain motor vehicles; provide (signed)
- SB 76: License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Service Foundation; establish (signed)
- SB 406: "Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact (signed)
- HB 1391: Specialty license plates; honor public safety officers; establish (signed)
- HB 1344: Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact (signed)

## Sources
- [HB 1026/AP* (v4) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/242711)

## Related
- [SB 160: Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckles…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB160-2025-2026)
- [SB 384: Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB384-2025-2026)
- [SB 76: License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Servic…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB76-2025-2026)
- [SB 406: "Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB406-2025-2026)
- [HB 1391: Specialty license plates; honor public safety officers; establish](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1391-2025-2026)
- [HB 1344: Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1344-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1026-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).