Bill Commons

GA HB 85

enacted

Superior Court Judicial Compensation Reform Act; enact

Georgia · 2025_26 · lower

Description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 6 of Title 15 the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions concerning superior courts, so as to modify provisions regarding the compensation received by superior court judges; to amend Code Section 45-7-4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to annual salaries of certain state officials and cost-of-living adjustments, so as to revise provisions relating to calculating and setting the salaries of superior court judges; to provide a definition; to amend Chapter 3 of Title 1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to laws and statutes, so as to suspend the operation of local laws or local ordinances or resolutions that use a superior court judge's salary for the calculation of the salary or compensation of other officers, officials, or employees; to provide a short title; to provide for an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2025-01-16
Status date
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Latest action
2025-07-01 — Effective Date
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Rob Leverettprimary
  • Chuck Efstrationprimary
  • James Burchettprimary
  • Soo Hongprimary
  • Stan Gunterprimary
  • Matt Reevesprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-16

    House Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2025-01-17

    House First Readers

    reading-1

  3. 2025-01-27

    House Second Readers

    reading-2

  4. 2025-02-12

    House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

    committee-passage-favorable

  5. 2025-02-20

    House Third Readers

    reading-3

  6. 2025-02-20

    House Passed/Adopted By Substitute

    passage

  7. 2025-02-21

    Senate Read and Referred

    referral-committee

  8. 2025-03-20

    Senate Committee Favorably Reported

    committee-passage-favorable

  9. 2025-03-21

    Senate Read Second Time

    reading-2

  10. 2025-03-28

    Senate Third Read

    reading-3

  11. 2025-03-28

    Senate Passed/Adopted

    passage

  12. 2025-04-09

    House Sent to Governor

    executive-receipt

  13. 2025-05-12

    House Date Signed by Governor

    executive-signature

  14. 2025-05-12

    Act 112

    executive-signature

  15. 2025-07-01

    Effective Date

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • House Vote #51 - 2025-2026 Regular Session

    2025-02-20 · pass · 163-7

    Member-level votes (165)
    • ADESANYA: yes
    • ADEYINA: yes
    • ALEXANDER: yes
    • ANDERSON: yes
    • AU: yes
    • BAKER: yes
    • BALLARD: yes
    • BALLINGER: yes
    • BARNES: yes
    • BARRETT: yes
    • BARTON: yes
    • BAZEMORE: yes
    • BECKLES: yes
    • BELL: yes
    • BENNETT: other
    • BERRY: yes
    • BLACKMON: yes
    • BONNER: no
    • BUCKNER: yes
    • BURCHETT: yes
    • BURNOUGH: yes
    • BURNS: other
    • BYRD: yes
    • CAMERON: yes
    • CAMP: yes
    • CAMPBELL: other
    • CANNON: yes
    • CARPENTER: yes
    • CARSON: yes
    • CARTER: yes
    • CHASTAIN: yes
    • CHEOKAS: yes
    • CLARK: yes
    • CLIFTON: yes
    • COOPER: yes
    • CORBETT: yes
    • COX: yes
    • CRAWFORD: yes
    • CROWE: yes
    • CUMMINGS: yes
    • DAVIS: yes
    • DAWSON: yes
    • DELOACH: yes
    • DEMPSEY: yes
    • DICKEY: other
    • DONATUCCI: yes
    • DOUGLAS: yes
    • DRAPER: yes
    • DRENNER: yes
    • DUBNIK: yes
    • DUNAHOO: yes
    • EFSTRATION: yes
    • EHRHART: yes
    • ERWIN: yes
    • EVANS: yes
    • FLEMING: yes
    • FLOURNOY: yes
    • FORD: yes
    • FRANKLIN: yes
    • FRYE: yes
    • GAINES: yes
    • GAMBILL: yes
    • GILLIARD: yes
    • GLAIZE: yes
    • GREENE: yes
    • GRIFFIN: yes
    • GULLETT: yes
    • GUNTER: yes
    • HAGAN: yes
    • HATCHETT: yes
    • HAWKINS: yes
    • HEFFNER: yes
    • HENDERSON: yes
    • HERRING: yes
    • HILTON: yes
    • HITCHENS: yes
    • HOLCOMB: yes
    • HOLLAND: yes
    • HOLLY: yes
    • HONG: yes
    • HORNER: yes
    • HOWARD: yes
    • HUDDLESTON: yes
    • HUGLEY: yes
    • HUTCHINSON: other
    • JACKSON: yes
    • JASPERSE: yes
    • JENKINS: no
    • JONES: no
    • KAHAIAN: yes
    • KELLEY: yes
    • KENDRICK: other
    • LAHOOD: yes
    • LEVERETT: yes
    • LEWIS-WARD: yes
    • LIM: yes
    • LUMSDEN: yes
    • LUPTON: yes
    • MARTIN: no
    • MARTINEZ: yes
    • MATHIAK: yes
    • MATHIS: yes
    • MCCLAIN: yes
    • MCCOLLUM: yes
    • MCDONALD III: yes
    • MCQUEEN: yes
    • MEEKS: yes
    • MILLER: yes
    • MITCHELL: yes
    • MOMTAHAN: yes
    • MOORE: no
    • MYLES: yes
    • NEAL: yes
    • NEW: yes
    • NEWTON: yes
    • OKOYE: yes
    • OLALEYE: yes
    • OLIVER: yes
    • O'STEEN: yes
    • PANITCH: yes
    • PARIS: yes
    • PARK: yes
    • PARRISH: yes
    • PARSONS: yes
    • PERSINGER: yes
    • PETREA: yes
    • POWELL: yes
    • PRINCE: yes
    • REESE: yes
    • REEVES: yes
    • RHODES: yes
    • RICE: yes
    • RICHARDSON: yes
    • RIDLEY: no
    • ROBERTS: yes
    • ROMMAN: yes
    • SAINZ: other
    • SAMPSON: yes
    • SANCHEZ: yes
    • SANTOS: yes
    • SCHOFIELD: yes
    • SCOGGINS: yes
    • SCOTT: yes
    • SEABAUGH: yes
    • SHARPER: yes
    • SILCOX: yes
    • SMITH: yes
    • STEPHENS: yes
    • STINSON: yes
    • TARVIN: yes
    • TAYLOR: yes
    • THOMAS: yes
    • TOWNSEND: yes
    • TRAN: yes
    • WADE: yes
    • WASHBURN: yes
    • WERKHEISER: yes
    • WESTBROOK: yes
    • WIEDOWER: yes
    • WILKERSON: other
    • WILLIAMS: other
    • WILLIAMS, JR.: yes
    • WILLIAMSON: yes
    • WILLIS: yes
    • YEARTA: yes

  • Senate Vote #318 - 2025-2026 Regular Session

    2025-03-28 · pass · 51-2

    Member-level votes (54)
    • ALBERS: other
    • ANAVITARTE: yes
    • ANDERSON: yes
    • BEACH: yes
    • BEARDEN: yes
    • BRASS: yes
    • BURNS: yes
    • COWSERT: yes
    • DAVENPORT: yes
    • DIXON: yes
    • DOLEZAL: yes
    • ECHOLS: yes
    • ESTEVES: yes
    • GINN: yes
    • GOOCH: yes
    • GOODMAN: yes
    • HALPERN: yes
    • HARBIN: yes
    • HARBISON: yes
    • HARRELL: yes
    • HATCHETT: yes
    • HICKMAN: yes
    • HODGES: yes
    • HUFSTETLER: yes
    • JACKSON: yes
    • JAMES: yes
    • JONES: yes
    • JONES II: yes
    • KEMP: yes
    • KENNEDY: yes
    • KIRKPATRICK: yes
    • LUCAS: yes
    • MALLOW: yes
    • MANGHAM: yes
    • MCLAURIN: yes
    • MERRITT: no
    • MOORE: yes
    • ORROCK: yes
    • PARENT: yes
    • PARKES: yes
    • PAYNE: yes
    • RAHMAN: other
    • RHETT: yes
    • ROBERTSON: yes
    • SETZLER: yes
    • SIMS: other
    • STILL: yes
    • STRICKLAND: yes
    • SUMMERS: yes
    • TILLERY: yes
    • WALKER, III: yes
    • WATSON: yes
    • WICKS: yes
    • WILLIAMS: yes

  • Senate Vote #317 - 2025-2026 Regular Session

    2025-03-28 · fail · 18-33

    Member-level votes (54)
    • ALBERS: other
    • ANAVITARTE: no
    • ANDERSON: no
    • BEACH: no
    • BEARDEN: no
    • BRASS: no
    • BURNS: no
    • COWSERT: no
    • DAVENPORT: yes
    • DIXON: no
    • DOLEZAL: no
    • ECHOLS: no
    • ESTEVES: other
    • GINN: no
    • GOOCH: no
    • GOODMAN: no
    • HALPERN: no
    • HARBIN: no
    • HARBISON: yes
    • HARRELL: no
    • HATCHETT: no
    • HICKMAN: no
    • HODGES: no
    • HUFSTETLER: no
    • JACKSON: yes
    • JAMES: yes
    • JONES: yes
    • JONES II: yes
    • KEMP: yes
    • KENNEDY: no
    • KIRKPATRICK: no
    • LUCAS: yes
    • MALLOW: yes
    • MANGHAM: yes
    • MCLAURIN: other
    • MERRITT: yes
    • MOORE: yes
    • ORROCK: yes
    • PARENT: yes
    • PARKES: yes
    • PAYNE: no
    • RAHMAN: other
    • RHETT: yes
    • ROBERTSON: no
    • SETZLER: no
    • SIMS: other
    • STILL: no
    • STRICKLAND: no
    • SUMMERS: no
    • TILLERY: no
    • WALKER, III: no
    • WATSON: no
    • WICKS: yes
    • WILLIAMS: no

Related bills

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Official source

https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69424

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