Georgia legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia HB1587: Cobb County; abolish office of elected county surveyor; provide appointment
Status: Signed into law, May 12, 2026
A BILL to be entitled an Act to abolish the office of elected county surveyor of Cobb County; to provide for the appointment of a county surveyor by the governing authority of the county after January 1, 2029; to provide for successors; to provide for qualifications; to provide for an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To abolish the office of elected county surveyor of Cobb County; to provide for the appointment of a county sureyor by the governing authority of the county; to repeal conflicting laws; to provide for related matters; and for other purposes. AFFIDAVIT GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY I, Gabriel Sanchez, Representative from District 42, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. § 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not lim.
From the introduced text:
a bill to abolish the office of elected county surveyor of Cobb County; to provide for the appointment of a county sureyor by the governing authority of the county; to repeal conflicting laws; to provide for related matters; and for other purposes. AFFIDAVIT GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY I, Gabriel Sanchez, Representative from District 42, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. § 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Marietta Daily Journal, which is the official organ of Cobb County, on the 27th of February, 2026; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice. s/ GABRIEL SANCHEZ Affiant Sworn to and subscribed at …