2025-2026 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

HB85: Superior Court Judicial Compensation Reform Act; enact

Legislative Summary

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.

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Bill History

1/16/2025
House Hopper
House of Representatives
1/17/2025
House First Readers
House of Representatives
1/27/2025
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
House of Representatives
2/20/2025
House Third Readers
House of Representatives
2/20/2025
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
House of Representatives
2/21/2025
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
3/20/2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
Senate
3/21/2025
Senate Read Second Time
Senate
3/28/2025
Senate Third Read
Senate
3/28/2025
Senate Passed/Adopted
Senate
4/9/2025
House Sent to Governor
House of Representatives

Amendments

Floor Amendment

Sen Floor Amend 1 AM 47 0148

3/28/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Passage: Senate Vote #318
3/28/2025
51
Yea
2
Nay
1
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Adoption Of Amendment #1 By The Senator From The 26th: Senate Vote #317
3/28/2025
18
Yea
33
Nay
2
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: FAILED
Passage: House Vote #51
2/20/2025
163
Yea
7
Nay
3
Not Voting
7
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Enrolled(4/9/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text4/1/2025108.6 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/20/2025108.5 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/12/2025107.5 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/17/2025106.4 KB