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GA SB 405

died on adjournment

Magistrate Court; the maximum amount of civil claims that can be tried in magistrate court; increase

Georgia · 2025_26 · upper

Quick answers

Did GA SB 405 pass?

No. GA SB 405 died when the 2025-26 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-03-06): Senate Tabled

What is GA SB 405 about?

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-10-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general jurisdiction and authority of magistrate to act, so as to increase the maximum amount of civil claims that can be tried in magistrate court; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Who sponsors GA SB 405?

Ed Setzler is the primary sponsor of GA SB 405.

Description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-10-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general jurisdiction and authority of magistrate to act, so as to increase the maximum amount of civil claims that can be tried in magistrate court; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2026-01-15
Latest action
2026-03-06 — Senate Tabled
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Ed Setzlerprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-15

    Senate Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2026-01-16

    Senate Read and Referred

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-02-06

    Senate Committee Favorably Reported

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  4. 2026-02-09

    Senate Read Second Time

    reading-2

  5. 2026-03-06

    Senate Tabled

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Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72254

Attribution

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