# Georgia HB 768: Gwinnett County; State Court; supplement for chief judge; provide

Georgia HB 768, Gwinnett County; State Court; supplement for chief judge; provide, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Karen Bennett (Democrat), Jasmine Clark (Democrat), Chuck Efstration (Republican) and 3 others; status signed, last action 2025-06-01 (Effective Date); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia HB 768
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Gwinnett County; State Court; supplement for chief judge; provide
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-13
- Last action: 2025-06-01, Effective Date
- Sponsors: Karen Bennett (Democrat), Jasmine Clark (Democrat), Chuck Efstration (Republican), Soo Hong (Republican), Gabe Okoye (Democrat), Matt Reeves (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Intragovernmental Coordination, State and Local Governmental Operations, Local Bill
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (213 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Gwinnett chief judge gets $10,000 annual supplement: benefit, high. Beginning June 1, 2025, Gwinnett County’s State Court chief judge receives an extra $10,000 per year. The county must pay this supplement in 12 equal monthly payments, using only county funds, not state funds. This pay is in addition to the judge’s other pay and supplements.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Karen Bennett (Democrat), House
- Sponsor: Jasmine Clark (Democrat), House
- Sponsor: Chuck Efstration (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Soo Hong (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Gabe Okoye (Democrat), House
- Sponsor: Matt Reeves (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-02 | Senate | SUPPLEMENTAL LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR | pass | 55 | 1 |   |
| 2025-03-21 | House | Local Calendar | pass | 158 | 0 | 9 |

## Actions (13)

- 2025-06-01: Effective Date
- 2025-05-13: House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-05-13: Act 220
- 2025-04-08: House Sent to Governor (House)
- 2025-04-02: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Senate Passed/Adopted (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)
- 2025-03-20: House Second Readers (House)
- 2025-03-18: House First Readers (House)
- 2025-03-13: House Hopper (House)

## Bill text

- HB 768/AP* (v4): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/238843)

## 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 768/AP* (v4) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/238843)

## 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-HB768-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).