# Georgia HB 750: Forsyth County; State Court; add a judge

Georgia HB 750, Forsyth County; State Court; add a judge, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Carter Barrett (Republican), David Clark (Republican), Brent Cox (Republican) and 3 others; status signed, last action 2026-05-11 (House Date Signed by Governor) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia HB 750
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Forsyth County; State Court; add a judge
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-10
- Last action: 2026-05-11, House Date Signed by Governor
- Sponsors: Carter Barrett (Republican), David Clark (Republican), Brent Cox (Republican), Rick Jasperse (Republican), Todd Jones (Republican), Lauren McDonald III (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Intragovernmental Coordination, State and Local Governmental Operations, Local Bill
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (254 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Forsyth County State Court Adds Third Judge: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Georgia’s Forsyth County State Court grows from two judges to three. The Governor appoints the third judge for an initial term running from July 1, 2026, through December 31, 2028. Qualified Forsyth County voters elect successors in nonpartisan elections held with the 2028 g…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Carter Barrett (Republican), House
- Sponsor: David Clark (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Brent Cox (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Rick Jasperse (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Todd Jones (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Lauren McDonald III (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-27 | Senate | AGREE TO HOUSE AMENDMENT TO SENATE SUBSTITUTE | pass | 47 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025-03-31 | Senate | LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR | pass | 49 | 0 | 5 |
| 2025-03-21 | House | Local Calendar | pass | 158 | 0 | 9 |

## Actions (15)

- 2026-05-11: House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- 2026-05-11: Act 520
- 2026-05-11: Effective Date
- 2026-04-06: House Sent to Governor (House)
- 2026-03-27: Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended (House)
- 2025-03-31: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- 2025-03-21: House Third Readers (House)
- 2025-03-21: 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 750/AP* (v8): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/248145)

## 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 750/AP* (v8) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/248145)

## 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-HB750-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).