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Georgia General Assembly · SB 261 · Senate Date Signed by Governor (Act 490)

Magistrates Retirement Fund; early retirement benefit; provide

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Officially: “A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 25 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the magistrates retirement fund, so as to provide for an early retirement benefit; Read the full text

2025-2026 regular session

What it does

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 25 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the magistrates retirement fund, so as to provide for an early retirement benefit; to provide for an employee contribution increase; to replace the statutory maximum monthly compensation used to calculate a benefit with an amount determined by the board; to increase the maximum number of years of service used to calculate a benefit; to provide for related matters; to provide condit
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.

Where it is

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Senate Hopper · Feb 26, 2025
Senate Read and Referred · Feb 27, 2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Feb 4, 2026
Senate Read Second Time · Feb 5, 2026
Senate Third Read · Mar 4, 2026
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute · Mar 4, 2026
House First Readers · Mar 6, 2026
House Second Readers · Mar 9, 2026
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Mar 31, 2026
House Third Readers · Mar 31, 2026
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute · Mar 31, 2026
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub · Apr 2, 2026
Senate Sent to Governor · Apr 10, 2026
Senate Date Signed by Governor · May 11, 2026
Act 490 · May 11, 2026
Effective Date · Jul 1, 2026

The numbers

7
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

Harbin, MartyStrickland, BrianGooch, SteveHickman, BillyWilliams, RickAnderson, LeeCarson, John

Recorded votes

AGREE TO HOUSE SUBSTITUTESenate · 2026-04-02 · yea 53, nay 0, notVoting 2, excused 1
PASSAGEHouse · 2026-03-31 · yea 167, nay 0, notVoting 7, excused 6
PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTESenate · 2026-03-04 · yea 53, nay 1, notVoting 1, excused 1
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Georgia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Effective Date (Jul 1, 2026).