# Georgia SB 328: State Court of Henry County; additional judge; provide

Georgia SB 328, State Court of Henry County; additional judge; provide, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Gail Davenport (Democrat), Emanuel Jones (Democrat), Brian Strickland (Republican) and 1 others; status signed, last action 2025-05-13 (Senate Date Signed by Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia SB 328
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: State Court of Henry County; additional judge; provide
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-03-10
- Last action: 2025-05-13, Senate Date Signed by Governor
- Sponsors: Gail Davenport (Democrat), Emanuel Jones (Democrat), Brian Strickland (Republican), Rick Williams (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Intragovernmental Coordination, State and Local Governmental Operations, Local Bill
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (221 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Pay rules for Henry County judges: benefit, high. Henry County State Court judges must work full time on their court duties. Each receives 90% of the salary paid to Henry County Superior Court judges. Henry County pays these salaries on the same schedule as other county employees. The longest-serving State Court judge serves as chief judge and rec…
- Henry County State Court adds fifth judge: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, Henry County's State Court has five judges instead of four. The Governor appoints the fifth judge for an initial term ending December 31, 2028. Qualified Henry County voters elect successors in nonpartisan elections held with the 2028 general election and every four years…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Gail Davenport (Democrat), Senate
- Sponsor: Emanuel Jones (Democrat), Senate
- Sponsor: Brian Strickland (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Rick Williams (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Noelle Kahaian (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-02 | House | Local Calendar | pass | 168 | 0 | 7 |
| 2025-03-21 | Senate | LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR | pass | 53 | 0 | 2 |

## Actions (13)

- 2025-05-13: Senate Date Signed by Governor (Senate)
- 2025-05-13: Act 247
- 2025-05-13: Effective Date
- 2025-04-10: Senate Sent to Governor (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- 2025-04-02: House Third Readers (House)
- 2025-04-02: House Passed/Adopted (House)
- 2025-03-27: House Second Readers (House)
- 2025-03-25: House First Readers (House)
- 2025-03-21: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2025-03-10: Senate Hopper (Senate)

## Bill text

- SB 328/AP* (v6): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/239139)

## 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
- [SB 328/AP* (v6) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/239139)

## 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-SB328-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).