# Georgia HB 1057: Gwinnett County; State Court; provide eighth judge January 1, 2027 and ninth judge January 1, 2028

Georgia HB 1057, Gwinnett County; State Court; provide eighth judge January 1, 2027 and ninth judge January 1, 2028, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jasmine Clark (Democrat), Chuck Efstration (Republican), Soo Hong (Republican) and 3 others; status signed, last action 2026-05-12 (House Date Signed by Governor) (as of 2026-10-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1057-2025-2026
- As of: 2026-10-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Georgia HB 1057
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Gwinnett County; State Court; provide eighth judge January 1, 2027 and ninth judge January 1, 2028
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-28
- Last action: 2026-05-12, House Date Signed by Governor
- Sponsors: Jasmine Clark (Democrat), Chuck Efstration (Republican), Soo Hong (Republican), Dar'shun Kendrick (Democrat), Sam Park (Democrat), Matt Reeves (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Intragovernmental Coordination, State and Local Governmental Operations, Local Bill
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (213 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Gwinnett County State Court adds two judges: benefit, low. Gwinnett County’s State Court grows from seven to eight judges on January 1, 2027, and nine on January 1, 2028. The Governor appoints both new judges. The eighth judge can be appointed earlier but takes office January 1, 2027; the initial term ends December 31, 2028. The ninth judge can be appointe…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jasmine Clark (Democrat), House
- Sponsor: Chuck Efstration (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Soo Hong (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Dar'shun Kendrick (Democrat), House
- Sponsor: Sam Park (Democrat), House
- Sponsor: Matt Reeves (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-16 | Senate | LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR | pass | 48 | 1 | 5 |
| 2026-02-06 | House | Local Calendar | pass | 165 | 0 | 10 |

## Actions (13)

- 2026-05-12: House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- 2026-05-12: Act 647
- 2026-05-12: Effective Date
- 2026-04-06: House Sent to Governor (House)
- 2026-03-16: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2026-03-16: 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)
- 2026-02-02: House Second Readers (House)
- 2026-01-29: House First Readers (House)
- 2026-01-28: House Hopper (House)

## Bill text

- HB 1057/AP* (v4): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/245993)

## 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 1057/AP* (v4) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/245993)

## 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)
- [Georgia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/georgia/bills)
- [Georgia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/georgia)
- [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1057-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-11).