# Georgia HB 1121: Cordele Judicial Court; change certain terms of court

Georgia HB 1121, Cordele Judicial Court; change certain terms of court, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Leesa Hagan (Republican), Patty Marie Stinson (Democrat), Noel Williams (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-07-01 (Effective Date) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia HB 1121
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Cordele Judicial Court; change certain terms of court
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-02
- Last action: 2026-07-01, Effective Date
- Sponsors: Leesa Hagan (Republican), Patty Marie Stinson (Democrat), Noel Williams (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Judiciary, General Bill
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (402 yes, 22 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New court dates for Cordele Circuit: benefit, low. The law resets the superior court schedule in the Cordele Judicial Circuit. It sets exact court terms by county and month. Ben Hill, Crisp, Dooly, and Wilcox Counties hold terms on listed Mondays (for example, second and third Mondays in January for Ben Hill). Some terms also include the Monday aft…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Leesa Hagan (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Patty Marie Stinson (Democrat), House
- Sponsor: Noel Williams (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Steven McNeel (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-31 | House | Agree to Senate Substitute | pass | 165 | 0 | 9 |
| 2026-03-27 | Senate | PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE | pass | 47 | 0 | 4 |
| 2026-03-27 | Senate | MOTION TO TABLE REMAINING LEGISLATION ON THE RULES CALENDAR | pass | 26 | 22 | 5 |
| 2026-02-17 | House | PASSAGE | pass | 164 | 0 | 8 |

## Actions (18)

- 2026-07-01: Effective Date
- 2026-05-11: House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- 2026-05-11: Act 446
- 2026-04-07: House Sent to Governor (House)
- 2026-03-31: House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub (House)
- 2026-03-27: Senate Tabled (Senate)
- 2026-03-27: Senate Taken from Table (Senate)
- 2026-03-27: Senate Third Read (Senate)
- 2026-03-27: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute (Senate)
- 2026-03-25: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (Senate)
- 2026-03-25: Senate Read Second Time (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: House Third Readers (House)
- 2026-02-17: House Passed/Adopted (House)
- 2026-02-06: House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- 2026-02-04: House Second Readers (House)
- 2026-02-03: House First Readers (House)
- 2026-02-02: House Hopper (House)

## Bill text

- HB 1121/AP* (v8): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/248638)

## 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 1121/AP* (v8) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/248638)

## 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-HB1121-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).