# Georgia HB 1557: Fayette County; board of elections; revise composition

Georgia HB 1557, Fayette County; board of elections; revise composition, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Debra Bazemore (Democrat), Josh Bonner (Republican), Derrick Jackson (Democrat) and 1 others; 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 1557
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Fayette County; board of elections; revise composition
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-03-16
- Last action: 2026-05-12, House Date Signed by Governor
- Sponsors: Debra Bazemore (Democrat), Josh Bonner (Republican), Derrick Jackson (Democrat), Karen Mathiak (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Intragovernmental Coordination, State and Local Governmental Operations, Local Bill
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (203 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New rules for Fayette County election board: mixed, low. The law sets Fayette County’s election board at five members. Each must live in the county, be an eligible county voter, and be at least 21. County leaders appoint four members from party nominees, with two seats for each of the two leading parties. Party rankings depend on statewide votes for Gene…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Debra Bazemore (Democrat), House
- Sponsor: Josh Bonner (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Derrick Jackson (Democrat), House
- Sponsor: Karen Mathiak (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-31 | Senate | LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR | pass | 45 | 0 | 7 |
| 2026-03-23 | House | Local Calendar | pass | 158 | 0 | 16 |

## Actions (13)

- 2026-05-12: House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- 2026-05-12: Act 679
- 2026-05-12: Effective Date
- 2026-04-07: House Sent to Governor (House)
- 2026-03-31: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2026-03-31: Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-03-25: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- 2026-03-23: House Third Readers (House)
- 2026-03-23: House Passed/Adopted (House)
- 2026-03-19: House Second Readers (House)
- 2026-03-18: House First Readers (House)
- 2026-03-16: House Hopper (House)

## Bill text

- HB 1557/AP* (v4): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/248274)

## 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 1557/AP* (v4) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/248274)

## 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-HB1557-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).