# Georgia HB 625: Fulton County; State Court; provide additional judge

Georgia HB 625, Fulton County; State Court; provide additional judge, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Bryce Berry (Democrat), Betsy Holland (Democrat), Phil Olaleye (Democrat) and 3 others; status signed, last action 2025-05-13 (House Date Signed by Governor) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia HB 625
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Fulton County; State Court; provide additional judge
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-26
- Last action: 2025-05-13, House Date Signed by Governor
- Sponsors: Bryce Berry (Democrat), Betsy Holland (Democrat), Phil Olaleye (Democrat), Esther Panitch (Democrat), Kim Schofield (Democrat), Deborah Silcox (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Intragovernmental Coordination, State and Local Governmental Operations, Local Bill
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (224 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Fulton County State Court adds two judges: benefit, low. The law adds two judges to Fulton County’s State Court, bringing its total to 12. The Governor must appoint them as soon as practical after the law takes effect. Their terms begin upon appointment and end December 31, 2026. Voters elect successors in the May 2026 nonpartisan general election under…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Bryce Berry (Democrat), House
- Sponsor: Betsy Holland (Democrat), House
- Sponsor: Phil Olaleye (Democrat), House
- Sponsor: Esther Panitch (Democrat), House
- Sponsor: Kim Schofield (Democrat), House
- Sponsor: Deborah Silcox (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-27 | Senate | LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR | pass | 52 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-04 | House | Local Calendar | pass | 172 | 0 | 6 |

## Actions (13)

- 2025-05-13: House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-05-13: Act 208
- 2025-05-13: Effective Date
- 2025-04-07: House Sent to Governor (House)
- 2025-03-27: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- 2025-03-04: House Third Readers (House)
- 2025-03-04: House Passed/Adopted (House)
- 2025-02-28: House Second Readers (House)
- 2025-02-27: House First Readers (House)
- 2025-02-26: House Hopper (House)

## Bill text

- HB 625/AP* (v4): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/237602)

## 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 625/AP* (v4) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/237602)

## 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-HB625-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).