# Georgia HB 1090: Echols County; Board of Commissioners; county commissioners shall be elected from the county at large; provide

Georgia HB 1090, Echols County; Board of Commissioners; county commissioners shall be elected from the county at large; provide, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by John Corbett (Republican); status signed, last action 2027-01-01 (Effective Date) (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia HB 1090
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Echols County; Board of Commissioners; county commissioners shall be elected from the county at large; provide
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-29
- Last action: 2027-01-01, Effective Date
- Sponsor: John Corbett (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Intragovernmental Coordination, State and Local Governmental Operations, Local Bill
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (211 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Echols County elects commissioners countywide: mixed, low. Beginning January 1, 2027, Echols County elects five commissioners at large, in Posts 1–5, under the Georgia Election Code. Candidates must pick a post at qualifying, live in the county for 12 months before the election, and win a countywide majority. Commissioners must remain county residents duri…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: John Corbett (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-24 | Senate | LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR | pass | 53 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026-02-12 | House | Local Calendar | pass | 158 | 0 | 14 |

## Actions (13)

- 2027-01-01: Effective Date
- 2026-05-11: House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- 2026-05-11: Act 539
- 2026-04-06: House Sent to Governor (House)
- 2026-02-24: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- 2026-02-12: House Third Readers (House)
- 2026-02-12: House Passed/Adopted (House)
- 2026-02-03: House Second Readers (House)
- 2026-02-02: House First Readers (House)
- 2026-01-29: House Hopper (House)

## Bill text

- HB 1090/AP* (v4): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/243579)

## 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)
- HB 506: Social services; Medicaid coverage for tobacco cessation treatments; provide (signed)
- HB 439: Revenue and taxation; revise deductions allowed to dealers (signed)
- HB 90: Revenue and taxation; increase maximum acreage to qualify for assessment and taxation as a bona fide conservation use property (signed)

## Sources
- [HB 1090/AP* (v4) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/243579)

## 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)
- [HB 506: Social services; Medicaid coverage for tobacco cessation treatments; provide](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB506-2025-2026)
- [HB 439: Revenue and taxation; revise deductions allowed to dealers](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB439-2025-2026)
- [HB 90: Revenue and taxation; increase maximum acreage to qualify for assessment and ta…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB90-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1090-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-04).