# Georgia HB 749: Carroll County; Board of Commissioners; chairperson and members; change annual salary

Georgia HB 749, Carroll County; Board of Commissioners; chairperson and members; change annual salary, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Justin Howard (Republican), David Huddleston (Republican), Lynn Smith (Republican) and 1 others; status signed, last action 2026-01-01 (Effective Date); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia HB 749
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Carroll County; Board of Commissioners; chairperson and members; change annual salary
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-10
- Last action: 2026-01-01, Effective Date
- Sponsors: Justin Howard (Republican), David Huddleston (Republican), Lynn Smith (Republican), Tyler Paul Smith (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Intragovernmental Coordination, State and Local Governmental Operations, Local Bill
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (207 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Carroll County contract threshold tracks inflation: benefit, low. Effective January 1, 2026, the law authorizes Carroll County’s board to approve county-funded contracts above a $35,000 threshold. Employment contracts are excluded. The threshold’s annual inflation increases begin July 1, 2025, and repeat each July 1. Increases use the latest available 12-month ri…
- New pay rules for Carroll County commissioners: mixed, low. Effective January 1, 2026, the law sets pay and expense allowances for Carroll County commissioners. The chair gets the sheriff’s base annual salary and yearly cost-of-living adjustment, plus $25,000 and a service-based longevity increase. The county also pays for the chair’s car and a $7,700 yearl…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Justin Howard (Republican), House
- Sponsor: David Huddleston (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Lynn Smith (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Tyler Paul Smith (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-31 | Senate | LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR | pass | 49 | 0 | 5 |
| 2025-03-21 | House | Local Calendar | pass | 158 | 0 | 9 |

## Actions (13)

- 2026-01-01: Effective Date
- 2025-05-13: House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-05-13: Act 167
- 2025-04-07: House Sent to Governor (House)
- 2025-03-31: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- 2025-03-21: House Third Readers (House)
- 2025-03-21: House Passed/Adopted (House)
- 2025-03-13: House Second Readers (House)
- 2025-03-11: House First Readers (House)
- 2025-03-10: House Hopper (House)

## Bill text

- HB 749/AP* (v4): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/238112)

## 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 749/AP* (v4) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/238112)

## 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-HB749-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).