# Georgia HB 530: Courts; authorization for electronic filing of pleadings in probate court; provide

Georgia HB 530, Courts; authorization for electronic filing of pleadings in probate court; provide, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Trey Kelley (Republican), Rob Leverett (Republican), Mary Oliver (Democrat) and 2 others; status signed, last action 2026-07-01 (Effective Date); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia HB 530
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Courts; authorization for electronic filing of pleadings in probate court; provide
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-19
- Last action: 2026-07-01, Effective Date
- Sponsors: Trey Kelley (Republican), Rob Leverett (Republican), Mary Oliver (Democrat), Matt Reeves (Republican), Mitchell Scoggins (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Judiciary, General Bill
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 3 (381 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Free access to probate case documents: benefit, low. Parties representing themselves and their attorneys get unlimited, free viewing and downloading of electronic documents in their civil probate case. Exceptions apply to filings tied to pauper’s affidavits, sealed or other restricted filings, declared emergencies, and earlier cases. A document count…
- Probate filers face capped online fees: cost, low. The filing service can charge a one-time electronic filing and service fee of up to $30 per filer per case. This fee counts as a recoverable court cost and is due with the first filing. Using a public terminal delays payment until the first filing made without that terminal. Credit-card or bank-dra…
- Georgia probate filings move online: mixed, low. By January 1, 2029, Georgia probate courts must provide electronic filing and electronic payments for civil matters. Beginning that date, most civil case papers must go through the court’s electronic filing service. Once mandatory filing starts, clerks generally cannot accept paper filings from att…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Trey Kelley (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Rob Leverett (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Mary Oliver (Democrat), House
- Sponsor: Matt Reeves (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Mitchell Scoggins (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Brian Strickland (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-27 | House | Agree to Senate Substitute | pass | 159 | 0 | 9 |
| 2026-03-25 | Senate | PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE | pass | 48 | 0 | 5 |
| 2025-03-06 | House | PASSAGE | pass | 174 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (20)

- 2026-07-01: Effective Date
- 2026-05-05: House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- 2026-05-05: Act 383
- 2026-04-06: House Sent to Governor (House)
- 2026-03-27: House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub (House)
- 2026-03-25: Senate Third Read (Senate)
- 2026-03-25: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (Senate)
- 2026-01-12: Senate Taken from Table (Senate)
- 2026-01-12: Senate Recommitted (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Senate Tabled (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Senate Read Second Time (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2025-03-10: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: House Third Readers (House)
- 2025-03-06: House Passed/Adopted (House)
- 2025-02-26: House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- 2025-02-21: House Second Readers (House)
- 2025-02-20: House First Readers (House)
- 2025-02-19: House Hopper (House)

## Bill text

- HB 530/AP* (v5): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/247867)

## 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 530/AP* (v5) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/247867)

## 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-HB530-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).