Georgia House Bill 524

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on February 19 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-21 - House Second Readers
Pending: House Governmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

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

Rep. Eric Bell [D]	Rep. Billy Mitchell [D]	Rep. Mekyah McQueen [D]	Rep. Bryce Berry [D]
Rep. Ruwa Romman [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-21	House	House Second Readers
2025-02-20	House	House First Readers
2025-02-19	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70504
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/232947