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Georgia · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1545: Putnam County; board of commissioners; current board members to continue their terms of office; provide

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1545 is a bill introduced in the Georgia House on March 12, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Putnam County; board of commissioners; current board members to continue their terms of office; provide. Primary sponsor: Trey Rhodes (Republican), Dale Washburn (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 11, 2026): Effective Date.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the board of commissioners for Putnam County, approved September 8, 1879 (Ga. L. 1878-79, p. 334), as amended, particularly by an Act approved February 15, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 3596) and an Act approved May 6, 2015 (Ga. L. 2015, p. 3805), so as to provide for current board of commissioner members to continue their terms of office; to require board members to live in their districts; to provide for filling vacancies; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Trey RhodesPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse124
Dale WashburnPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse144

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Effective Date
  2. Act 587
  3. House Date Signed by Governor
  4. House Sent to Governor
  5. Senate Passed/Adopted
  6. Senate Committee Favorably Reported
  7. Senate Read and Referred
  8. House Passed/Adopted
  9. House Third Readers
  10. House Committee Favorably Reported
  11. House Second Readers
  12. House First Readers

Showing 12 most recent of 13 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source