Sandersville School Building Authority Member Qualification Revisions
Summary
The Georgia General Assembly passed HB1599, amending the Sandersville School Building Authority Act to revise member qualification requirements. The bill passed unanimously in both chambers (153-0 House, 49-0 Senate) during the 2025-2026 Regular Session. This local legislation affects the governance structure of the Sandersville School Building Authority.
What changed
HB1599 amends the Sandersville School Building Authority Act (originally approved March 6, 2015) to modify the qualification requirements for members serving on the authority. The bill was sponsored by Rep. Mack Jackson and received favorable reports from the House Intragovernmental Coordination Committee and the Senate State and Local Governmental Operations Committee before passing both chambers unanimously.
This is a routine administrative change affecting how members of a local school building authority qualify for appointment. School district administrators and local government officials in the Sandersville area should review the updated qualification standards to ensure compliance when appointing future authority members. No compliance deadlines, penalties, or operational disruptions are associated with this legislation.
What to do next
- Review updated member qualification requirements for the Sandersville School Building Authority
- Ensure any future appointments comply with the revised qualification standards
Source document (simplified)
ChangeBridge / Georgia / HB1599 Passed HB1599 House Bill Passed 2026-03-27
Sandersville School Building Authority; members; revise qualification
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create the Sandersville School Building Authority, approved March 6, 2015 (Ga. L. 2015, p. 3508), so as to revise qualification for members of the authority; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill Details
State Georgia
Session 2025-2026 Regular Session
Chamber House
Official Source www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/74377
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Sponsors
Mack Jackson (Rep - D)
Action History
2026-04-02 S Senate Passed/Adopted 2026-04-02 S Senate Committee Favorably Reported 2026-03-27 S Senate Read and Referred 2026-03-27 H House Passed/Adopted 2026-03-27 H House Third Readers 2026-03-27 H House Committee Favorably Reported 2026-03-25 H House Second Readers 2026-03-23 H House First Readers 2026-03-23 H House Hopper
Votes
2026-03-27 Local Calendar : House Vote #772 Yea: 153 Nay: 0 2026-04-02 Local Consent Calendar: Senate Vote #927 Yea: 49 Nay: 0
Committee Referrals
2026-03-23 H Intragovernmental Coordination 2026-03-27 S State and Local Governmental Operations
Bill Text Versions
2026-03-24 Introduced Legislative data powered by LegiScan (CC BY 4.0)
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