Georgia CommonsHouse · Passed · 2025-2026 Regular Session
HB 1356: Macon County; board of commissioners; revise compensation of chairperson and members
Last action May 11, 2026 · Effective Date
A House bill would set new monthly pay for the chairperson and members of the Macon County board of commissioners, raising the chairperson's pay to $1,100 a month and each other commissioner's pay to $1,000 a month.
The summaries below were written by an AI model (claude-sonnet-5) from the text of the bill and are not part of it. Quote the text, not the summary. The stored text is the Enrolled version, the latest the General Assembly's website lists.
In plain language
This bill amends the 1872 law that created the Macon County board of commissioners, as that law has been changed over the years, most recently in 1983 and 1985. It adds a new section setting specific monthly pay amounts for board members. Under the bill, the chairperson of the Macon County board of commissioners would be paid $1,100.00 per month for serving in that role, and each other member of the board would be paid $1,000.00 per month. The bill also repeals any existing laws that conflict with these new pay amounts. This is a local bill that applies only to Macon County, not to county commissions statewide.
What the bill does
- Adds a new section to Macon County's founding law setting the chairperson's pay at $1,100.00 per month.
- Sets pay for each other board of commissioners member at $1,000.00 per month.
- Repeals any prior state or local laws that conflict with these new compensation amounts.
Who it affects
This bill directly affects the chairperson and other members of the Macon County board of commissioners, whose monthly pay it sets, and indirectly affects Macon County taxpayers, whose county funds pay these salaries.
Why it matters
The bill fixes exact monthly salaries for Macon County's elected commissioners, replacing whatever compensation arrangement existed before. This changes county government costs and clarifies pay for local officials without affecting any other Georgia county.
Key provisions
- Section 1 adds a new Section 1A to the original 1872 Macon County commission law establishing set monthly compensation.
- Section 1A sets the chairperson's monthly pay at $1,100.00 and each other commissioner's monthly pay at $1,000.00.
- Section 2 repeals any conflicting laws, ensuring the new pay rates take precedence over prior compensation provisions.
From the bill
“The chairperson of the board of commissioners shall receive as compensation for his or her service as chairperson $1,100.00 per month.”
“Each other member of the board of commissioners shall receive as compensation for his or her services as a commissioner $1,000.00 per month.”
Discussed in meetings (5)
The House and Senate meetings that took this bill up, from their machine transcripts. Each account was written by Georgia Commons with AI and is not part of the record; the video is what was said.
House floor session, March 10, 2026 (legislative day 30)
From 0:50:29 · Watch on the General Assembly's Vimeo channel · Confirmed by the 2026 House Journal, p. 2378
Summary by Georgia Commons: The clerk read the local committee's recommendation to pass the Macon County bill. The House later included it in a group of 12 uncontested local bills and passed the group by 159 to 0, without separate presentation or debate.
- Read aloud: House floor session, February 19, 2026 (legislative day 21), 0:25:21
- Read aloud: House floor session, February 20, 2026 (legislative day 22), 0:39:05
- Read aloud: Senate floor session, March 12, 2026 (legislative day 31), 0:24:11
- Read aloud: Senate floor session, March 18, 2026 (legislative day 33), 0:34:10
Status timeline
- Effective Date
- Act 559
- House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- House Sent to Governor (House)
- Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- House Passed/Adopted (House)
Show full history (13 actions)
- House Third Readers (House)
- House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- House Second Readers (House)
- House First Readers (House)
- House Hopper (House)
Sponsors
- Patty Marie Stinson (D, HD-150)
Votes
- House voteMarch 10, 2026
159 yea, 0 nay (5 not voting, 12 excused)
- Senate voteMarch 18, 2026
50 yea, 0 nay (2 not voting, 2 excused)
Topics
- Macon County government
- local legislation
- county commissioner pay
- Georgia local bills