# Georgia HB 699: Dawson County; board of elections and registration; provide staggered terms

Georgia HB 699, Dawson County; board of elections and registration; provide staggered terms, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Johnny Chastain (Republican), Will Wade (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-13 (House Date Signed by Governor) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia HB 699
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Dawson County; board of elections and registration; provide staggered terms
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-03
- Last action: 2025-05-13, House Date Signed by Governor
- Sponsors: Johnny Chastain (Republican), Will Wade (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Intragovernmental Coordination, State and Local Governmental Operations, Local Bill
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (222 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Dawson County election board gets staggered terms: benefit, low. The law staggers initial terms on the Dawson County Board of Elections and Registration across two appointment categories. The initial term end dates are December 31, 2024, and December 31, 2026. Dawson County's governing authority selects the initial members covered by these dates from the two cat…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Johnny Chastain (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Will Wade (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-28 | Senate | LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR | pass | 53 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-03-13 | House | Local Calendar | pass | 169 | 0 | 5 |

## Actions (13)

- 2025-05-13: House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-05-13: Act 161
- 2025-05-13: Effective Date
- 2025-04-07: House Sent to Governor (House)
- 2025-03-28: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- 2025-03-13: House Third Readers (House)
- 2025-03-13: House Passed/Adopted (House)
- 2025-03-06: House Second Readers (House)
- 2025-03-04: House First Readers (House)
- 2025-03-03: House Hopper (House)

## Bill text

- HB 699/AP* (v4): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/238534)

## 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 699/AP* (v4) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/238534)

## 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-HB699-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).