Bond’s request to check Atlanta’s lobbying safeguards put on hold

A proposed check on Atlanta’s lobbying safeguards is on hold. The Finance/Executive Committee unanimously held Councilmember Kelsea Bond’s report request Nov. 10, according to draft minutes.⁠[1][2]

The action leaves Resolution 26-R-4334 in committee—not adopted or rejected. The minutes record the vote but do not explain why members held it or establish a definite date for another Finance/Executive review.⁠[2]

We previously reported Bond’s proposed implementation check. The measure would ask the mayor or a designee for annual lobbying-law training completion rates for 2019 through 2026 among elected officials and employees required to file financial disclosures.⁠[1]

It also seeks confirmation that procurement contracts and source-selection forms carry state lobbying-law notices, that lobbyist disclosures can be filed online and searched by the public, and that City Hall has signs explaining the applicable laws. Any unfinished provisions of Ordinance 18-O-1522 would get an implementation timetable.⁠[1]

As written, the resolution requests presentations to Finance/Executive by its Dec. 16, 2026, meeting and to Committee on Council by its Jan. 4, 2027, meeting. Those remain proposed reporting deadlines, not an adopted reporting requirement.⁠[1][2]

The resolution also would urge Georgia’s General Assembly, during its 2027–2028 session, to let municipalities adopt stricter lobbying regulations. It would not itself enact tougher local rules.⁠[1]

The proposal seeks confirmation, not a finding that the safeguards are missing. The records reviewed do not establish whether all four have been implemented or supply the requested annual training completion rates.⁠[1]