# Georgia HB 1258: Muscogee County; State Court; provide additional judge

Georgia HB 1258, Muscogee County; State Court; provide additional judge, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Debbie Buckner (Democrat), Carolyn Hugley (Democrat), Tremaine Reese (Democrat) and 2 others; status signed, last action 2026-05-12 (House Date Signed by Governor) (as of 2026-10-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia HB 1258
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Muscogee County; State Court; provide additional judge
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-09
- Last action: 2026-05-12, House Date Signed by Governor
- Sponsors: Debbie Buckner (Democrat), Carolyn Hugley (Democrat), Tremaine Reese (Democrat), Carmen Rice (Republican), Vance Smith (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Intragovernmental Coordination, State and Local Governmental Operations, Local Bill
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (211 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Muscogee County state court adds a judge: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2027, the State Court of Muscogee County has three judges. County voters elect the added judge in the 2026 nonpartisan general election under Georgia’s state court election rules. The four-year term starts January 1, 2027, and service continues until a successor is elected and…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Debbie Buckner (Democrat), House
- Sponsor: Carolyn Hugley (Democrat), House
- Sponsor: Tremaine Reese (Democrat), House
- Sponsor: Carmen Rice (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Vance Smith (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-24 | Senate | LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR | pass | 53 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026-02-12 | House | Local Calendar | pass | 158 | 0 | 14 |

## Actions (13)

- 2026-05-12: House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- 2026-05-12: Act 661
- 2026-05-12: 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)
- 2026-02-17: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- 2026-02-12: House Third Readers (House)
- 2026-02-12: House Passed/Adopted (House)
- 2026-02-11: House Second Readers (House)
- 2026-02-10: House First Readers (House)
- 2026-02-09: House Hopper (House)

## Bill text

- HB 1258/AP* (v4): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/243590)

## 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 1258/AP* (v4) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/243590)

## 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-HB1258-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-11).