All Roll Calls
Yes: 207 • No: 0
GeorgiaHB 7492025-2026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET
Carroll County; Board of Commissioners; chairperson and members; change annual salary
Sponsored By: Justin Howard (Republican), David Huddleston (Republican), Lynn Smith (Republican), Tyler Paul Smith (Republican)
Became Law
Intragovernmental CoordinationState and Local Governmental OperationsLocal Bill
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Higher pay and allowances for Carroll commissioners
Beginning January 1, 2026, the chair’s yearly pay equals the sheriff’s base pay plus the sheriff’s cost‑of‑living raise, plus $25,000, plus any longevity pay. The county provides the chair with a vehicle at county expense. Each other commissioner gets a $20,250 annual base salary. Salaries are paid in equal monthly checks. Starting July 1, 2025, when full‑time county employees get a cost‑of‑living raise, commissioners’ base pay rises by the larger of that raise or the increase under state Code 36‑5‑28; if raises differ by group, commissioners use the average. The chair gets a $7,700 yearly expense allowance and each other member gets $3,100, paid from county funds. All salaries and allowances adjust each year under Code 36‑5‑28; when an increase is stated in dollars, it is converted to a percent by dividing by the average full‑time county salary.
New approval limit for county contracts
Starting January 1, 2026, county contracts (not employment contracts) over $35,000 must be approved. On July 1, 2025, and each July 1 after, the limit for the next fiscal year rises by the U.S. CPI‑U 12‑month change, rounded to the nearest dollar.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
Justin Howard
Republican • House
David Huddleston
Republican • House
Lynn Smith
Republican • House
Tyler Paul Smith
Republican • House
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 3/31/2025
LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR
Yes: 49 • No: 0
House vote • 3/21/2025
Local Calendar
Yes: 158 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Effective Date
1/1/2026House Date Signed by Governor
5/13/2025HouseAct 167
5/13/2025House Sent to Governor
4/7/2025HouseSenate Committee Favorably Reported
3/31/2025SenateSenate Passed/Adopted
3/31/2025SenateSenate Read and Referred
3/25/2025SenateHouse Committee Favorably Reported
3/21/2025HouseHouse Third Readers
3/21/2025HouseHouse Passed/Adopted
3/21/2025HouseHouse Second Readers
3/13/2025HouseHouse First Readers
3/11/2025HouseHouse Hopper
3/10/2025House
Bill Text
HB 749/AP* (v4)
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