# Georgia SB 469: Board of Commissioners of Forsyth County; term limits for members; provide

Georgia SB 469, Board of Commissioners of Forsyth County; term limits for members; provide, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Greg Dolezal (Republican), Shawn Still (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-05-11 (Senate Date Signed by Governor) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia SB 469
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Board of Commissioners of Forsyth County; term limits for members; provide
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-05
- Last action: 2026-05-11, Senate Date Signed by Governor
- Sponsors: Greg Dolezal (Republican), Shawn Still (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Intragovernmental Coordination, State and Local Governmental Operations, Local Bill
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (269 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Forsyth commissioner limits require voter approval: mixed, low. The law requires a Forsyth County vote on commissioner term limits on November 3, 2026. Approval requires more than half the votes cast on the measure. With approval, the limits take effect January 1, 2027, and cover people elected after that date. After two full terms, commissioners cannot be elec…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Greg Dolezal (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Shawn Still (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Brent Cox (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-02 | Senate | AGREE TO HOUSE SUBSTITUTE | pass | 52 | 0 | 3 |
| 2026-03-25 | House | Local Calendar | pass | 164 | 0 | 12 |
| 2026-02-24 | Senate | LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR | pass | 53 | 0 | 2 |

## Actions (14)

- 2026-05-11: Senate Date Signed by Governor (Senate)
- 2026-05-11: Act 611
- 2026-05-11: Effective Date
- 2026-04-10: Senate Sent to Governor (Senate)
- 2026-04-02: Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub (Senate)
- 2026-03-25: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (House)
- 2026-03-25: House Third Readers (House)
- 2026-03-25: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute (House)
- 2026-02-26: House Second Readers (House)
- 2026-02-25: House First Readers (House)
- 2026-02-24: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Senate Hopper (Senate)

## Bill text

- SB 469/AP* (v8): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/249212)

## 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
- [SB 469/AP* (v8) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/249212)

## 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-SB469-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).