Stay Engaged with ACCG During the 2025 Legislative Session

The 2025 legislative session began today, Jan. 13. As ACCG prepares for another successful session as the official voice for Georgia’s 159 counties, we want to remind our county officials of the various tools that will help keep you informed and engaged.

Weekly Legislative Update:



• Distributed every Friday afternoon during the legislative session via email. The first issue of the 2024 Legislative Update will be distributed on Friday, Jan. 17. If you do not receive the Update, please email Nicole Butler (nbutler@accg.org) to be added to the mailing list.
• In the Legislative Update, the bills ACCG tracks will be included in the “This Week’s Bills” section and are categorized as such:
• What’s New – indicates new bills that have been introduced. Bills that progress throughout the legislative process will move to other categories and will no longer appear in this section.
• Progressing – indicates bills that are moving through the process and deserve your attention or merit your notice.
• Immediate Action Needed – indicates bills that are at a critical stage in the process and immediate action/input is needed from county officials (e.g., ACCG may request county officials contact bill sponsors and/or their legislative delegation to share the association’s position/concerns with specific legislation).
• Bills are assigned one of the following ACCG positions/tracking levels:
• Support
• Oppose
• Neutral – impacts counties but ACCG is not advocating for or against the issue
• Negotiating – ACCG is working with members of the General Assembly to address our concerns.
• Evaluating – ACCG is researching or soliciting county feedback on the issue(s) to determine if it has an impact on counties and to what degree
• Each bill has one ACCG lobbyist assigned to it as the point of contact. Their name will be included on the bill summary page of our Legislative Tracking Database. Feel free to contact the staff member directly with questions or concerns.

Legislative Update Live (hosted via Zoom) and Social Media:

• Legislative Update Live – Every Friday at 9:00 a.m. Registration is required to attend. The first Legislative Update Live will be hosted on Friday, Jan. 17. This is a recurring event which can be accessed from this same link each week. *Note: If for some reason the Legislative Update Live is canceled, ACCG staff will send a notice via email to county officials.
• Replay of Legislative Update Live – Those who are unable to join Legislative Update Live can access the replay in the Legislative Update newsletter and from the homepage of the ACCG website.
• If you are a Facebook user, be sure to Like and Follow the ACCG Georgia Counties (@gacounty) page. ACCG will regularly post the Legislative Update and the recording of Legislative Update Live on the association’s official Facebook page.

Legislative Tracking Database:

• To access the tracking database on the ACCG website, visit http://engagifiiweb.com/accg/accg-legislative-tracking-database/
• Search criteria include the bill number, issue/topic area, ACCG Policy Committee, tracking level (support, oppose, etc.), or by the policy staff member (lobbyist) assigned to that specific bill.
• You will not be able to provide comments or feedback on the system so please email your feedback directly to the ACCG lobbyist assigned to the bill.

Connect with the ACCG Policy Council:



During the legislative session, the ACCG Policy Council plays an integral role in guiding the association's advocacy efforts and making decisions on behalf of the full membership regarding ACCG's stance on legislation before the General Assembly. The Policy Council is chaired by the ACCG First Vice President, Dougherty County Commissioner Clinton Johnson, and is comprised of the policy committee chairs and vice chairs as well as the ACCG Executive Committee. ACCG strongly encourages all county officials to become and remain involved in the Association's advocacy efforts by utilizing the engagement tools and resources provided, connecting with your legislative delegation, and sharing questions and concerns about legislation ACCG is covering with members of Policy Council. More information on the ACCG Policy Council, including their contact information, can be found here.

*Note: To access the email address of policy committee chairs and vice chairs, please click the link of their respective committee. 

Update Your County Legislative Coordinator (CLC)

Counties are encouraged to review and update, if necessary, their ACCG County Legislative Coordinator (CLC). The CLC’s primary responsibilities are to relay pertinent information about current legislation to county commissioners and county management and to maintain an open line of communication with ACCG to ensure county-specific information is readily available for legislators. To confirm, update, or appoint your county’s CLC, please contact Avis White at awhite@accg.org or 404-522-5022. Click here to review your county's CLC from the 2024 session.

Lastly, please be sure to review the 2025 ACCG Legislative Toolkit to become familiar with this year’s Policy Agenda. Contact information for the Governmental Affairs team, the association’s lobbyists, may also be found in the Toolkit.

Register for the 2025 Capitol Connection Conference

Registration is now open for the 2025 Capitol Connection Conference! Join us February 24 - 25 for two days of networking, learning, and strengthening connections with ACCG and state leaders. County your county clerk or designated staff member to register.

Click here for more information.