# Georgia HB 1504: Dekalb County; State Court; authorize the charge and collection of technology fees Georgia HB 1504, Dekalb County; State Court; authorize the charge and collection of technology fees, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Omari Crawford (Democrat), Karla Drenner (Democrat), Karen Lupton (Democrat) and 3 others; status signed, last action 2026-05-12 (House Date Signed by Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1504-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Georgia HB 1504 - State: Georgia - Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session - Title: Dekalb County; State Court; authorize the charge and collection of technology fees - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-03-03 - Last action: 2026-05-12, House Date Signed by Governor - Sponsors: Omari Crawford (Democrat), Karla Drenner (Democrat), Karen Lupton (Democrat), Billy Mitchell (Democrat), Shea Roberts (Democrat), Long Tran (Democrat) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Intragovernmental Coordination, State and Local Governmental Operations, Local Bill - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (205 yes, 2 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Benefits and pension supplements for DeKalb officials: benefit, medium. Covered judges include State Court judges, the chief magistrate, associate magistrates, the Probate Court judge, and each Juvenile Court judge. They receive pay under DeKalb County’s 1976 compensation law, plus county employee benefits and extra compensation. Benefits include health, dental, life,… - DeKalb court administrator gets protected pay: benefit, medium. The State Court administrator earns 90% of the DeKalb Superior Court administrator’s annual salary, excluding the latter’s longevity pay. The salary cannot be reduced while the person serves. Appointment or removal requires a vote of at least eight State Court judges and the chief magistrate. For a… - Pay rules for DeKalb court officers: benefit, medium. The DeKalb State Court clerk earns 90% of the court administrator’s annual salary, excluding the administrator’s longevity pay. The clerk’s salary cannot be reduced while the person serves. State Court judges set annual salaries for the marshal and chief probation officer, subject to county funding… - New technology fees for DeKalb civil filings: cost, low. DeKalb County’s State Court and Magistrate Court can charge up to $50 for each civil action filed. A majority vote of State Court judges sets that court’s fee; the chief magistrate sets the Magistrate Court fee. Each court must keep its fee money in a separate account and use it only for court tech… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Omari Crawford (Democrat), House - Sponsor: Karla Drenner (Democrat), House - Sponsor: Karen Lupton (Democrat), House - Sponsor: Billy Mitchell (Democrat), House - Sponsor: Shea Roberts (Democrat), House - Sponsor: Long Tran (Democrat), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-20 | Senate | LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR | pass | 44 | 0 | 7 | | 2026-03-18 | House | Local Calendar | pass | 161 | 2 | 11 | ## Actions (16) - 2026-05-12: House Date Signed by Governor (House) - 2026-05-12: Act 666 - 2026-05-12: Effective Date - 2026-04-07: House Sent to Governor (House) - 2026-03-31: House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub (House) - 2026-03-20: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (Senate) - 2026-03-20: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Senate Read and Referred (Senate) - 2026-03-18: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (House) - 2026-03-18: House Third Readers (House) - 2026-03-18: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute (House) - 2026-03-10: House Committee Favorably Reported (House) - 2026-03-10: House Withdrawn, Recommitted (House) - 2026-03-06: House Second Readers (House) - 2026-03-04: House First Readers (House) - 2026-03-03: House Hopper (House) ## Bill text - HB 1504/AP* (v9): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/248641) ## 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 1504/AP* (v9) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/248641) ## 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-HB1504-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).