# Georgia HB 1375: Hall County; State Court; judges; restate provisions

Georgia HB 1375, Hall County; State Court; judges; restate provisions, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by David Clark (Republican), Matt Dubnik (Republican), Emory Dunahoo (Republican) and 2 others; status signed, last action 2026-05-12 (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 1375
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Hall County; State Court; judges; restate provisions
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-18
- Last action: 2026-05-12, House Date Signed by Governor
- Sponsors: David Clark (Republican), Matt Dubnik (Republican), Emory Dunahoo (Republican), Lee Hawkins (Republican), Soo Hong (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Intragovernmental Coordination, State and Local Governmental Operations, Local Bill
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (207 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Hall County adds a fourth judge: benefit, low. Hall County’s state court keeps three judges until January 1, 2028, when it expands to four. The Governor appoints the fourth judge for an initial term ending December 31, 2030. Qualified Hall County voters elect the successor alongside the 2030 general primary for a four-year term. Both judges ser…
- Hall County sets judges’ salary formula: mixed, low. Hall County state court judges receive annual pay equal to 90% of a defined superior court judge salary. That benchmark includes state-paid salary and applicable Hall County locality pay effective July 1, 2026. It also includes salary increases on or after July 1, 2026. Hall County pays these salar…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: David Clark (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Matt Dubnik (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Emory Dunahoo (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Lee Hawkins (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Soo Hong (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-06 | Senate | LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR | pass | 49 | 0 | 4 |
| 2026-02-26 | House | Local Calendar | pass | 158 | 0 | 19 |

## Actions (13)

- 2026-05-12: House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- 2026-05-12: Act 664
- 2026-05-12: Effective Date
- 2026-04-06: House Sent to Governor (House)
- 2026-03-06: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- 2026-02-26: House Third Readers (House)
- 2026-02-26: House Passed/Adopted (House)
- 2026-02-20: House Second Readers (House)
- 2026-02-19: House First Readers (House)
- 2026-02-18: House Hopper (House)

## Bill text

- HB 1375/AP* (v4): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/245331)

## 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 1375/AP* (v4) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/245331)

## 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-HB1375-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).