GA SB 491
died on adjournmentCobb Judicial Circuit; assistant district attorneys; change the salaries
Georgia · 2025_26 · upper
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Did GA SB 491 pass?
No. GA SB 491 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 (2026-02-26): House Second Readers
What is GA SB 491 about?
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Cobb Judicial Circuit, approved February 19, 1951 (Ga. L. 1951, p. 184), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 27, 1995 (Ga. L. 1995, p. 3619), an Act approved April 4, 1997 (Ga. L. 1997, p. 3879), and an Act approved March 27, 1998 (Ga. L. 1998, p. 3894), so as to change the salaries of assistant district attorneys; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Who sponsors GA SB 491?
Ed Setzler, Michael 'Doc' Rhett, Kay Kirkpatrick and 2 others are the primary sponsors of GA SB 491.
Description
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Cobb Judicial Circuit, approved February 19, 1951 (Ga. L. 1951, p. 184), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 27, 1995 (Ga. L. 1995, p. 3619), an Act approved April 4, 1997 (Ga. L. 1997, p. 3879), and an Act approved March 27, 1998 (Ga. L. 1998, p. 3894), so as to change the salaries of assistant district attorneys; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-10
- Latest action
- 2026-02-26 — House Second Readers
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Ed Setzlerprimary
- Michael 'Doc' Rhettprimary
- Kay Kirkpatrickprimary
- Jaha Howardprimary
- Donzella Jamesprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-02-26
House Second Readers
reading-2
2026-02-25
House First Readers
reading-1
2026-02-24
Senate Passed/Adopted
passage
2026-02-24
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-11
Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee
2026-02-10
Senate Hopper
introduction
Versions
Documents
Votes
Senate Vote #571 - 2025-2026 Regular Session
2026-02-24 · pass · 53-0
Member-level votes (53)
- ALBERS: yes
- ANAVITARTE: yes
- ANDERSON: yes
- BEARDEN: yes
- BRASS: yes
- BURNS: yes
- COWSERT: yes
- DAVENPORT: yes
- DICKERSON: yes
- DIXON: yes
- DOLEZAL: yes
- ECHOLS: yes
- GINN: yes
- GOOCH: yes
- GOODMAN: yes
- HALPERN: yes
- HARBIN: yes
- HARBISON: yes
- HARRELL: yes
- HATCHETT: yes
- HICKMAN: yes
- HODGES: yes
- HOWARD: yes
- HUFSTETLER: yes
- JACKSON: yes
- JAMES: yes
- JONES: yes
- JONES II: yes
- KEMP: yes
- KIRKPATRICK: yes
- LUCAS: yes
- MALLOW: yes
- MANGHAM: yes
- MCLAURIN: yes
- MCNEEL: yes
- MERRITT: yes
- ORROCK: yes
- PARENT: yes
- PARKES: yes
- PAYNE: yes
- RAHMAN: yes
- RHETT: yes
- ROBERTSON: yes
- SETZLER: yes
- SIMS: yes
- STILL: yes
- STRICKLAND: yes
- SUMMERS: yes
- TILLERY: yes
- WALKER, III: other
- WATSON: yes
- WICKS: yes
- WILLIAMS: yes
Related bills
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