HB 259: State holidays; second Monday of each August as Local Elected Officials Day in Georgia; designate

Georgia law lists various official holidays and observances in Title 1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated. This bill adds a new one. It creates a new code section, O.C.G.A. § 1-4-27, that names the second Monday in August of each year 'Local Elected Officials Day' in Georgia. The bill does not create a paid state holiday, close government offices, or require any specific ceremonies or actions. It simply adds the designation to the list of days Georgia formally recognizes. The bill also repeals any existing laws that conflict with this new provision, a standard closing step in Georgia legislation.

• Adds a new Code section, O.C.G.A. § 1-4-27, to Georgia law formally naming the second Monday in August as Local Elected Officials Day.
• Places the new observance within Title 1's chapter on holidays and observances, alongside other recognized days in Georgia.
• Repeals any existing state laws that conflict with this new designation, a routine closing provision.

The designation mainly touches local elected officials in Georgia, such as county commissioners, city council members, and mayors, who would be recognized on the new observance day. It does not impose duties on businesses, state agencies, or the general public.

Because the bill creates an observance rather than a paid holiday, it would not close government offices or change work schedules. Its main effect is symbolic: giving local elected officials in Georgia a formally recognized day of appreciation each year.

• Section 1 adds new Code section 1-4-27 to Title 1, Chapter 4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, which covers holidays and observances.
• The new section states that the second Monday in August each year is designated 'Local Elected Officials Day' in Georgia.
• Section 2 repeals any conflicting laws, a standard provision with no substantive effect beyond this bill's own changes.

1. 2025-04-04House Withdrawn, Recommitted (House)
2. 2025-03-03House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
3. 2025-02-06House Second Readers (House)
4. 2025-02-05House First Readers (House)
5. 2025-02-04House Hopper (House)

• Dexter Sharper (D, HD-177)Primary sponsor
• Alan Powell (R, HD-33)
• Eddie Lumsden (R, HD-12)
• Billy Mitchell (D, HD-88)
• Patty Marie Stinson (D, HD-150)
• Arlene Beckles (D, HD-96)

• state holidays and observances
• local government
• elected officials
• Georgia law