# Georgia HB 1037: Cobb County; State Court; change compensation of judges

Georgia HB 1037, Cobb County; State Court; change compensation of judges, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Solomon Adesanya (Democrat), Lisa Campbell (Democrat), Terry Cummings (Democrat) and 3 others; status signed, last action 2026-05-11 (House Date Signed by Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia HB 1037
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Cobb County; State Court; change compensation of judges
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-27
- Last action: 2026-05-11, House Date Signed by Governor
- Sponsors: Solomon Adesanya (Democrat), Lisa Campbell (Democrat), Terry Cummings (Democrat), Mekyah McQueen (Democrat), Don Parsons (Republican), Devan Seabaugh (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Intragovernmental Coordination, State and Local Governmental Operations, Local Bill
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (213 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Higher pay for Cobb County court judges: benefit, high. Cobb County State Court Division 1 judges get $227,990.91 yearly, up from $217,134.20. That is $10,856.71 more per judge each year. The court’s chief judge gets $11,894.66 in extra yearly pay, up from $11,328.25. That is a $566.41 yearly increase in extra pay. The provided text does not specify an…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Solomon Adesanya (Democrat), House
- Sponsor: Lisa Campbell (Democrat), House
- Sponsor: Terry Cummings (Democrat), House
- Sponsor: Mekyah McQueen (Democrat), House
- Sponsor: Don Parsons (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Devan Seabaugh (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-17 | Senate | LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR | pass | 48 | 1 | 4 |
| 2026-02-06 | House | Local Calendar | pass | 165 | 0 | 10 |

## Actions (13)

- 2026-05-11: House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- 2026-05-11: Act 534
- 2026-05-11: Effective Date
- 2026-04-06: House Sent to Governor (House)
- 2026-02-17: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-02-09: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- 2026-02-06: House Third Readers (House)
- 2026-02-06: House Passed/Adopted (House)
- 2026-01-29: House Second Readers (House)
- 2026-01-28: House First Readers (House)
- 2026-01-27: House Hopper (House)

## Bill text

- HB 1037/AP* (v4): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/242712)

## Related bills

- SB 160: Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckless stunt driving; replace the forfeiture penalty (signed)
- SB 384: Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation for certain motor vehicles; provide (signed)
- SB 76: License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Service Foundation; establish (signed)
- SB 406: "Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact (signed)
- HB 1391: Specialty license plates; honor public safety officers; establish (signed)
- HB 1344: Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact (signed)

## Sources
- [HB 1037/AP* (v4) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/242712)

## Related
- [SB 160: Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckles…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB160-2025-2026)
- [SB 384: Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB384-2025-2026)
- [SB 76: License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Servic…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB76-2025-2026)
- [SB 406: "Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB406-2025-2026)
- [HB 1391: Specialty license plates; honor public safety officers; establish](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1391-2025-2026)
- [HB 1344: Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1344-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1037-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-11).