# Georgia HB 1245: Walker County; Board of Education; members shall be elected by voters of the respective education districts; provide

Georgia HB 1245, Walker County; Board of Education; members shall be elected by voters of the respective education districts; provide, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Mike Cameron (Republican), Steve Tarvin (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-05-11 (House Date Signed by Governor) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia HB 1245
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Walker County; Board of Education; members shall be elected by voters of the respective education districts; provide
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-09
- Last action: 2026-05-11, House Date Signed by Governor
- Sponsors: Mike Cameron (Republican), Steve Tarvin (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Intragovernmental Coordination, State and Local Governmental Operations, Local Bill
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (213 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Walker County school board elections become district-based: mixed, low. Walker County replaces school-system-wide voting with five education districts, defined in Appendix A, each electing one school board member. Each member must live in that district, and only its qualified voters can elect that member. For vacancies in the first two years of a term, remaining board…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mike Cameron (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Steve Tarvin (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Clint Dixon (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-31 | Senate | PASSAGE | pass | 48 | 0 | 4 |
| 2026-02-17 | House | Local Calendar | pass | 165 | 1 | 10 |

## Actions (16)

- 2026-05-11: House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- 2026-05-11: Act 552
- 2026-05-11: Effective Date
- 2026-04-07: House Sent to Governor (House)
- 2026-03-31: Senate Third Read (Senate)
- 2026-03-31: Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-03-27: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2026-03-27: Senate Read Second Time (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Senate Withdrawn & Recommitted (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- 2026-02-17: House Third Readers (House)
- 2026-02-17: House Passed/Adopted (House)
- 2026-02-11: House Second Readers (House)
- 2026-02-10: House First Readers (House)
- 2026-02-09: House Hopper (House)

## Bill text

- HB 1245/AP* (v4): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/248543)

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- 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 1245/AP* (v4) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/248543)

## 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-HB1245-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).