# Georgia HB 747: Cobb County; State Court; change compensation of judges

Georgia HB 747, Cobb County; State Court; change compensation of judges, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Solomon Adesanya (Democrat), Lisa Campbell (Democrat), John Carson (Republican) and 3 others; status signed, last action 2025-05-13 (House Date Signed by Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia HB 747
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Cobb County; State Court; change compensation of judges
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-10
- Last action: 2025-05-13, House Date Signed by Governor
- Sponsors: Solomon Adesanya (Democrat), Lisa Campbell (Democrat), John Carson (Republican), Terry Cummings (Democrat), Don Parsons (Republican), David Wilkerson (Democrat)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Intragovernmental Coordination, State and Local Governmental Operations, Local Bill
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (223 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Higher pay for Cobb County court judges: benefit, high. Division 1 judges of Cobb County State Court get $8,351.32 more in salary each year. Their annual salary rises from $208,782.88 to $217,134.20. The court’s chief judge gets $435.70 more in extra pay each year. That yearly extra pay rises from $10,892.55 to $11,328.25.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Solomon Adesanya (Democrat), House
- Sponsor: Lisa Campbell (Democrat), House
- Sponsor: John Carson (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Terry Cummings (Democrat), House
- Sponsor: Don Parsons (Republican), House
- Sponsor: David Wilkerson (Democrat), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-28 | Senate | LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR | pass | 53 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-03-25 | House | Local Calendar | pass | 170 | 0 | 6 |

## Actions (13)

- 2025-05-13: House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-05-13: Act 165
- 2025-05-13: Effective Date
- 2025-04-07: House Sent to Governor (House)
- 2025-03-28: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- 2025-03-25: House Third Readers (House)
- 2025-03-25: House Passed/Adopted (House)
- 2025-03-13: House Second Readers (House)
- 2025-03-11: House First Readers (House)
- 2025-03-10: House Hopper (House)

## Bill text

- HB 747/AP* (v4): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/238026)

## 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 747/AP* (v4) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/238026)

## 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-HB747-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).