# Georgia HB 759: Spalding County; board of elections; terms of members; update provisions

Georgia HB 759, Spalding County; board of elections; terms of members; update provisions, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Beth Camp (Republican), Karen Mathiak (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 759
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Spalding County; board of elections; terms of members; update provisions
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-11
- Last action: 2025-05-13, House Date Signed by Governor
- Sponsors: Beth Camp (Republican), Karen Mathiak (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Intragovernmental Coordination, State and Local Governmental Operations, Local Bill
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (223 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Spalding election workers get required training: benefit, low. Spalding County's elections director must train, or arrange training for, all board employees and poll workers in election laws and procedures. The director also selects and appoints all poll workers. Whenever practical, appointments must come from lists that each political party's county executive…
- Spalding elections board gains clearer safeguards: benefit, low. The first judge-appointed fifth board member's term ends January 1, 2025, with service continuing until a successor is appointed and qualified. Successors can be removed only for cause, after notice and a hearing, by a majority of Spalding County's superior court judges. The elections board must fu…
- Spalding election staff face job limits: cost, low. The law renames Spalding County's elections supervisor as the elections director, who oversees elections, primaries, and voter registration. The board must appoint a director within 60 days of the law's effective date or a vacancy. The director serves at the board's pleasure, works full time for th…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Beth Camp (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Karen Mathiak (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-28 | Senate | LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR | pass | 53 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-03-25 | House | Local Calendar | pass | 170 | 0 | 6 |

## Actions (13)

- 2025-05-13: House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-05-13: Act 169
- 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)
- 2025-03-27: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- 2025-03-25: House Third Readers (House)
- 2025-03-25: House Passed/Adopted (House)
- 2025-03-18: House Second Readers (House)
- 2025-03-13: House First Readers (House)
- 2025-03-11: House Hopper (House)

## Bill text

- HB 759/AP* (v4): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/238031)

## 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 759/AP* (v4) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/238031)

## 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-HB759-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).