# Georgia HB 1514: Fulton County; Board of Education; change election date of president

Georgia HB 1514, Fulton County; Board of Education; change election date of president, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Robert Dawson (Democrat), Stacey Evans (Democrat), Lydia Glaize (Democrat) and 3 others; status signed, last action 2026-07-01 (Effective Date) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia HB 1514
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Fulton County; Board of Education; change election date of president
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-03-04
- Last action: 2026-07-01, Effective Date
- Sponsors: Robert Dawson (Democrat), Stacey Evans (Democrat), Lydia Glaize (Democrat), Mekyah McQueen (Democrat), Phil Olaleye (Democrat), Esther Panitch (Democrat)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Intragovernmental Coordination, State and Local Governmental Operations, Local Bill
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (211 yes, 2 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Fulton school board changes president election timing: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, new election timing applies to the Fulton County Board of Education. The board must elect its president at its first regular December meeting in each even-numbered year. The president must be a board member and receive a majority vote of the board members. The president serv…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Robert Dawson (Democrat), House
- Sponsor: Stacey Evans (Democrat), House
- Sponsor: Lydia Glaize (Democrat), House
- Sponsor: Mekyah McQueen (Democrat), House
- Sponsor: Phil Olaleye (Democrat), House
- Sponsor: Esther Panitch (Democrat), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-25 | Senate | LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR | pass | 50 | 0 | 4 |
| 2026-03-18 | House | Local Calendar | pass | 161 | 2 | 11 |

## Actions (13)

- 2026-07-01: Effective Date
- 2026-05-12: House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- 2026-05-12: Act 667
- 2026-04-06: House Sent to Governor (House)
- 2026-03-25: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2026-03-25: Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- 2026-03-18: House Third Readers (House)
- 2026-03-18: House Passed/Adopted (House)
- 2026-03-09: House Second Readers (House)
- 2026-03-06: House First Readers (House)
- 2026-03-04: House Hopper (House)

## Bill text

- HB 1514/AP* (v4): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/247387)

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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)
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## Sources
- [HB 1514/AP* (v4) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/247387)

## 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-HB1514-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).