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GA HB 1591

died on adjournment

Dekalb County; Board of Education; recruitment, vetting, and appointment of and contracting with school system superintendent; establish protocols

Georgia · 2025_26 · lower

Quick answers

Did GA HB 1591 pass?

No. GA HB 1591 died when the 2025-26 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-03-25): House Second Readers

What is GA HB 1591 about?

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create and establish in DeKalb County, Georgia, districts from which the members of the County Board of Education of DeKalb County shall be elected, approved April 12, 1963 (Ga. L. 1963, p. 3424), as amended, so as to establish protocols governing the recruitment, vetting, and appointment of and contracting with the superintendent of the DeKalb County School System; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Who sponsors GA HB 1591?

Karla Drenner, Karen Lupton, Billy Mitchell and 3 others are the primary sponsors of GA HB 1591.

Description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create and establish in DeKalb County, Georgia, districts from which the members of the County Board of Education of DeKalb County shall be elected, approved April 12, 1963 (Ga. L. 1963, p. 3424), as amended, so as to establish protocols governing the recruitment, vetting, and appointment of and contracting with the superintendent of the DeKalb County School System; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2026-03-20
Latest action
2026-03-25 — House Second Readers
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Karla Drennerprimary
  • Karen Luptonprimary
  • Billy Mitchellprimary
  • Omari Crawfordprimary
  • Saira Draperprimary
  • Long Tranprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-03-20

    House Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2026-03-23

    House First Readers

    reading-1

  3. 2026-03-25

    House Second Readers

    reading-2

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

Attribution

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