# Georgia HB 1140: Ben Hill County; Magistrate Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee

Georgia HB 1140, Ben Hill County; Magistrate Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Leesa Hagan (Republican), Noel Williams (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-05-11 (House Date Signed by Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia HB 1140
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Ben Hill County; Magistrate Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-02
- Last action: 2026-05-11, House Date Signed by Governor
- Sponsors: Leesa Hagan (Republican), Noel Williams (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Intragovernmental Coordination, State and Local Governmental Operations, Local Bill
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (218 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New technology fees in Ben Hill court: cost, low. The Ben Hill County Magistrate Court clerk can collect technology fees set by the chief magistrate. Fees cannot exceed $5 per civil case filed or $5 added to each fine assessed. The clerk must keep this money in a separate account used only for listed court technology needs. Allowed uses include co…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Leesa Hagan (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Noel Williams (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-24 | Senate | LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR | pass | 53 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026-02-17 | House | Local Calendar | pass | 165 | 1 | 10 |

## Actions (13)

- 2026-05-11: House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- 2026-05-11: Act 541
- 2026-05-11: Effective Date
- 2026-04-06: House Sent to Governor (House)
- 2026-02-24: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- 2026-02-17: House Third Readers (House)
- 2026-02-17: House Passed/Adopted (House)
- 2026-02-04: House Second Readers (House)
- 2026-02-03: House First Readers (House)
- 2026-02-02: House Hopper (House)

## Bill text

- HB 1140/AP* (v4): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/243582)

## 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 1140/AP* (v4) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/243582)

## 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-HB1140-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).