# Georgia HB 1349: Fulton County; Board of Education; pension board; revise membership

Georgia HB 1349, Fulton County; Board of Education; pension board; revise membership, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Debra Bazemore (Democrat), Robert Dawson (Democrat), Lydia Glaize (Democrat) and 3 others; 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 1349
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Fulton County; Board of Education; pension board; revise membership
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-17
- Last action: 2026-05-11, House Date Signed by Governor
- Sponsors: Debra Bazemore (Democrat), Robert Dawson (Democrat), Lydia Glaize (Democrat), Tanya Miller (Democrat), Esther Panitch (Democrat), Shea Roberts (Democrat)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Intragovernmental Coordination, State and Local Governmental Operations, Local Bill
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (208 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Fulton pension members gain board seat: benefit, low. The law requires one at-large seat on the Fulton County schools pension board to be held by an active or retired plan participant. The pension board nominates the person, and the Board of Education appoints them. This ensures plan members have a voice on the board. The law does not change benefits,…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Debra Bazemore (Democrat), House
- Sponsor: Robert Dawson (Democrat), House
- Sponsor: Lydia Glaize (Democrat), House
- Sponsor: Tanya Miller (Democrat), House
- Sponsor: Esther Panitch (Democrat), House
- Sponsor: Shea Roberts (Democrat), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-19 | Senate | LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR | pass | 49 | 0 | 5 |
| 2026-03-10 | House | Local Calendar | pass | 159 | 0 | 9 |

## Actions (13)

- 2026-05-11: House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- 2026-05-11: Act 558
- 2026-05-11: Effective Date
- 2026-04-06: House Sent to Governor (House)
- 2026-03-19: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- 2026-03-10: House Third Readers (House)
- 2026-03-10: House Passed/Adopted (House)
- 2026-02-19: House Second Readers (House)
- 2026-02-18: House First Readers (House)
- 2026-02-17: House Hopper (House)

## Bill text

- HB 1349/AP* (v4): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/246633)

## 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 1349/AP* (v4) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/246633)

## 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-HB1349-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).