# Georgia HB 1359: Brooks County; board of elections and registration; expand to five members

Georgia HB 1359, Brooks County; board of elections and registration; expand to five members, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by John LaHood (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-05-12 (House Date Signed by Governor) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia HB 1359
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Brooks County; board of elections and registration; expand to five members
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-18
- Last action: 2026-05-12, House Date Signed by Governor
- Sponsor: John LaHood (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Intragovernmental Coordination, State and Local Governmental Operations, Local Bill
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (207 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Brooks County election board grows to five: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2027, the Brooks County Board of Elections and Registration has five members. Three members must be present for the board to conduct business. Each county commissioner appoints one eligible county voter, with approval by a majority of commissioners. Members serving when the law…
- Brooks County sets election staff hiring rules: benefit, low. Brooks County's election board can appoint an elections supervisor to manage its affairs. The supervisor cannot serve on the board. The board hires, directs, evaluates, disciplines, and can fire the supervisor. The supervisor can hire needed staff, including poll workers, subject to approval in the…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: John LaHood (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-06 | Senate | LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR | pass | 49 | 0 | 4 |
| 2026-02-26 | House | Local Calendar | pass | 158 | 0 | 19 |

## Actions (13)

- 2026-05-12: House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- 2026-05-12: Act 650
- 2026-05-12: Effective Date
- 2026-04-06: House Sent to Governor (House)
- 2026-03-06: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- 2026-02-26: House Third Readers (House)
- 2026-02-26: House Passed/Adopted (House)
- 2026-02-20: House Second Readers (House)
- 2026-02-19: House First Readers (House)
- 2026-02-18: House Hopper (House)

## Bill text

- HB 1359/AP* (v4): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/245330)

## 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 1359/AP* (v4) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/245330)

## 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-HB1359-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).