# Georgia HB 5: Decatur County; board of commissioners; change district residency requirements for candidates

Georgia HB 5, Decatur County; board of commissioners; change district residency requirements for candidates, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Joe Campbell (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-13 (House Date Signed by Governor) (as of 2026-10-12).

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- As of: 2026-10-12
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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia HB 5
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Decatur County; board of commissioners; change district residency requirements for candidates
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-13
- Last action: 2025-05-13, House Date Signed by Governor
- Sponsor: Joe Campbell (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Intragovernmental Coordination, State and Local Governmental Operations, Local Bill
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (212 yes, 2 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- District residency rules for Decatur County commissioners: cost, low. Decatur County, Georgia, commissioners must be at least 21 and qualified voters in the county. They must have lived in their commission district for at least 12 months before taking office. Their seat becomes vacant if they stop living in that district during their term. Candidates must name the di…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Joe Campbell (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-12 | Senate | LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR | pass | 52 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025-02-05 | House | Local Calendar | pass | 160 | 1 | 14 |

## Actions (13)

- 2025-05-13: House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-05-13: Act 132
- 2025-05-13: Effective Date
- 2025-04-07: House Sent to Governor (House)
- 2025-02-12: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- 2025-02-05: House Third Readers (House)
- 2025-02-05: House Passed/Adopted (House)
- 2025-01-15: House Second Readers (House)
- 2025-01-14: House First Readers (House)
- 2025-01-13: House Hopper (House)

## Bill text

- HB 5/AP* (v4): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/232370)

## 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 5/AP* (v4) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/232370)

## 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-HB5-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).