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GeorgiaHB 862025-2026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

Public officers and employees; calculating and setting the salaries of certain state officials; revise provisions

Sponsored By: James Burchett (Republican), Chuck Efstration (Republican), Stan Gunter (Republican), Soo Hong (Republican), Rob Leverett (Republican), Matt Reeves (Republican)

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.

Salary caps for Georgia’s top judges

Georgia lawmakers must set yearly pay for Supreme Court justices, Court of Appeals judges, and the State-wide Business Court judge in the state budget law. Their pay caps are 100%, 99%, and 95%, respectively, of the federal judicial base salary. That base is the Northern District of Georgia judges’ annual salary fixed on July 1 of the second preceding state fiscal year. The caps took effect June 1, 2025, if the amended budget for July 1, 2024–June 30, 2025 provided necessary funds; otherwise, July 1, 2025. The law sets maximum pay, not actual salary amounts.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • James Burchett

    Republican • House

  • Chuck Efstration

    Republican • House

  • Stan Gunter

    Republican • House

  • Soo Hong

    Republican • House

  • Rob Leverett

    Republican • House

  • Matt Reeves

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

  • Bo Hatchett

    Republican • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 311 • No: 72

Senate vote • 3/28/2025

RECEDE FROM SENATE AMENDMENT

Yes: 46 • No: 2 • Other: 2

Senate vote • 3/27/2025

ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT #1 BY THE SENATOR FROM THE 56TH

Yes: 30 • No: 23 • Other: 1

Senate vote • 3/27/2025

MOTION TO RECONSIDER AMENDMENT #1

Yes: 23 • No: 31 • Other: 1

Senate vote • 3/27/2025

PASSAGE AS AMENDED

Yes: 45 • No: 10

House vote • 2/20/2025

PASSAGE

Yes: 167 • No: 6 • Other: 2

Actions Timeline

  1. Effective Date

    7/1/2025

  2. House Date Signed by Governor

    5/12/2025House

  3. Act 113

    5/12/2025

  4. House Sent to Governor

    4/8/2025House

  5. House Disagreed Senate Amend or Sub

    3/28/2025House

  6. House Immediately Transmitted to Senate

    3/28/2025House

  7. Senate Receded from Amend or Sub

    3/28/2025Senate

  8. Senate Third Read

    3/27/2025Senate

  9. Senate Passed/Adopted As Amended

    3/27/2025Senate

  10. Senate Read Second Time

    3/18/2025Senate

  11. Senate Committee Favorably Reported

    3/13/2025Senate

  12. Senate Read and Referred

    2/21/2025Senate

  13. House Third Readers

    2/20/2025House

  14. House Passed/Adopted

    2/20/2025House

  15. House Committee Favorably Reported

    2/12/2025House

  16. House Second Readers

    1/27/2025House

  17. House First Readers

    1/17/2025House

  18. House Hopper

    1/16/2025House

Bill Text

  • HB 86/AP* (v5)

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