# Georgia SB 329: Flint Judicial Circuit; chief judge; annual stipend in addition to county compensation to superior court judges; provide

Georgia SB 329, Flint Judicial Circuit; chief judge; annual stipend in addition to county compensation to superior court judges; 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 329
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Flint Judicial Circuit; chief judge; annual stipend in addition to county compensation to superior court judges; 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: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Flint chief judge gets $10,000 extra yearly: benefit, high. The law gives the Flint Judicial Circuit’s Superior Court chief judge an extra $10,000 each year. Henry County’s governing authority must provide the money from county funds in 12 equal monthly payments. This payment is on top of state pay and any county supplements already provided to superior cou…

## 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 248
- 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 329/AP* (v6): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/239146)

## 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 329/AP* (v6) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/239146)

## 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-SB329-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).