# Georgia HB 1588: Cobb County; salaries of chief deputy sheriff, assistant chief deputy sheriff, and executive assistant to the sheriff shall be determined by the sheriff; provide

Georgia HB 1588, Cobb County; salaries of chief deputy sheriff, assistant chief deputy sheriff, and executive assistant to the sheriff shall be determined by the sheriff; provide, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Solomon Adesanya (Democrat), Lisa Campbell (Democrat), Terry Cummings (Democrat) and 3 others; status signed, last action 2026-05-12 (House Date Signed by Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia HB 1588
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Cobb County; salaries of chief deputy sheriff, assistant chief deputy sheriff, and executive assistant to the sheriff shall be determined by the sheriff; provide
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-03-19
- Last action: 2026-05-12, House Date Signed by Governor
- Sponsors: Solomon Adesanya (Democrat), Lisa Campbell (Democrat), Terry Cummings (Democrat), Gabriel Sanchez (Democrat), Michael Smith (Democrat), David Wilkerson (Democrat)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Intragovernmental Coordination, State and Local Governmental Operations, Local Bill
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (202 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New pay rules for Cobb sheriff staff: mixed, low. The law replaces fee-based pay with county-funded salaries for certain Cobb County sheriff staff. The sheriff sets salaries for the chief deputy, assistant chief deputy, and executive assistant, paid in equal monthly installments. Salary increases require approval from both the sheriff and Cobb Cou…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Solomon Adesanya (Democrat), House
- Sponsor: Lisa Campbell (Democrat), House
- Sponsor: Terry Cummings (Democrat), House
- Sponsor: Gabriel Sanchez (Democrat), House
- Sponsor: Michael Smith (Democrat), House
- Sponsor: David Wilkerson (Democrat), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-02 | Senate | LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR | pass | 49 | 0 | 5 |
| 2026-03-27 | House | Local Calendar | pass | 153 | 0 | 24 |

## Actions (13)

- 2026-05-12: House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- 2026-05-12: Act 689
- 2026-05-12: Effective Date
- 2026-04-10: House Sent to Governor (House)
- 2026-04-02: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2026-04-02: Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-03-27: House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- 2026-03-27: House Third Readers (House)
- 2026-03-27: House Passed/Adopted (House)
- 2026-03-27: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: House Second Readers (House)
- 2026-03-20: House First Readers (House)
- 2026-03-19: House Hopper (House)

## Bill text

- HB 1588/AP* (v4): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/248724)

## 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 1588/AP* (v4) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/248724)

## 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-HB1588-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).