Magistrate courts; collecting sums and fees authorized by law; revise provisions
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Officially: “A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 10 of Title 15 the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to fees and costs of magistrate courts, so as to revise provisions related to magistrate courts collecting sums and fees authorized by law;” Read the full text
2025-2026 regular session
What it does
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 10 of Title 15 the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to fees and costs of magistrate courts, so as to revise provisions related to magistrate courts collecting sums and fees authorized by law; to amend an Act to amend Chapter 10 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to magistrate courts, so as to provide for nonpartisan election of magistrates, approved May 14, 2025 (Ga. L. 2025, p. 780), so as to cor
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Where it is
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House Hopper · Jan 15, 2026
House First Readers · Jan 16, 2026
House Second Readers · Jan 27, 2026
House Committee Favorably Reported · Jan 28, 2026
House Third Readers · Feb 3, 2026
House Passed/Adopted · Feb 3, 2026
Senate Read and Referred · Feb 4, 2026
Senate Committee Favorably Reported · Mar 10, 2026
Senate Read Second Time · Mar 12, 2026
Senate Third Read · Mar 18, 2026
Senate Passed/Adopted As Amended · Mar 18, 2026
House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended · Mar 23, 2026
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub · Apr 2, 2026
House Sent to Governor · Apr 10, 2026
House Date Signed by Governor · May 12, 2026
Act 707 · May 12, 2026
Effective Date · Jul 1, 2026
The numbers
7
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
AGREE TO HOUSE AMENDMENT TO SENATE AMENDMENTSenate · 2026-04-02 · yea 48, nay 1, notVoting 6, excused 1
Agree to Senate Am as AmHouse · 2026-03-23 · yea 167, nay 0, notVoting 5, excused 8
PASSAGE AS AMENDEDSenate · 2026-03-18 · yea 46, nay 4, notVoting 2, excused 4
ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT #3 BY THE SENATOR FROM THE 37THSenate · 2026-03-18 · yea 44, nay 6, notVoting 2, excused 4
PASSAGEHouse · 2026-02-03 · yea 160, nay 4, notVoting 4, excused 12
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