2025-2026 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

HB524: Public officers and employees; elected officers or officials shall not have their employment terminated solely as a result of being elected to or holding an elected office; provide

Legislative Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding public officers and employees, so as to provide that elected officers or officials shall not have their employment terminated solely as a result of being elected to or holding an elected office; to provide for termination of such employment if holding such office impairs more than half of the elected officer's or official's employment duties; to provide for mandatory leave without pay for certain public employees holding certain elected offices; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Bill History

2/19/2025
House Hopper
House of Representatives
2/20/2025
House First Readers
House of Representatives
2/21/2025
House Second Readers
House of Representatives

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/19/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Governmental Affairs(House of Representatives)

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text2/20/202572.0 KB