# Georgia HB 754: Catoosa County; Board of Education; require an internal audit function and establish position of internal auditor

Georgia HB 754, Catoosa County; Board of Education; require an internal audit function and establish position of internal auditor, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Mitchell Horner (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-14 (House Date Signed by Governor) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia HB 754
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Catoosa County; Board of Education; require an internal audit function and establish position of internal auditor
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-10
- Last action: 2025-05-14, House Date Signed by Governor
- Sponsor: Mitchell Horner (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Intragovernmental Coordination, State and Local Governmental Operations, Local Bill
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (211 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Catoosa County schools get required audits: benefit, low. The Catoosa County school board must maintain an internal audit function, with all costs paid from local funds. The board appoints the auditor from nominees submitted by state lawmakers representing any part of the district. The auditor can be a board employee or the account manager of a hired firm…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mitchell Horner (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-28 | Senate | LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR | pass | 53 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-03-21 | House | Local Calendar | pass | 158 | 0 | 9 |

## Actions (13)

- 2025-05-14: House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-05-14: Act 322
- 2025-05-14: 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)
- 2025-03-25: 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 754/AP* (v4): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/238028)

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## Sources
- [HB 754/AP* (v4) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/238028)

## 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-HB754-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).