Georgia House Bill 85

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 7)
Status: Passed on May 12 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-05-12 - Effective Date 2025-07-01
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

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.

Superior Court Judicial Compensation Reform Act; enact

Rep. Rob Leverett [R]	Rep. Chuck Efstration [R]	Rep. James Burchett [R]	Rep. Soo Hong [R]
Rep. Stan Gunter [R]	Rep. Matt Reeves [R]	Sen. Bo Hatchett [R]

2025-03-28 - Senate - Passage: Senate Vote #318 (Y: 51 N: 2 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-03-28 - Senate - Adoption Of Amendment #1 By The Senator From The 26th: Senate Vote #317 (Y: 18 N: 33 NV: 2 Abs: 3) [FAIL]
2025-02-20 - House - Passage: House Vote #51 (Y: 163 N: 7 NV: 3 Abs: 7) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-05-12		Effective Date 2025-07-01
2025-05-12		Act 112
2025-05-12	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2025-04-09	House	House Sent to Governor
2025-03-28	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted
2025-03-28	Senate	Senate Third Read
2025-03-21	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2025-03-20	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2025-02-21	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2025-02-20	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2025-02-20	House	House Third Readers
2025-02-12	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2025-01-27	House	House Second Readers
2025-01-17	House	House First Readers
2025-01-16	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69424
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/230101
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/232172
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/233256
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/238065
Amendment	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/237967
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69424#24822
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69424#25382
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69424#25383