# Georgia SB 350: DeKalb County; certain judges, judicial officers, and county officers; revise the compensation

Georgia SB 350, DeKalb County; certain judges, judicial officers, and county officers; revise the compensation, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Tonya Anderson (Democrat), Kim Jackson (Democrat), Emanuel Jones (Democrat) and 2 others; status signed, last action 2026-05-12 (Senate Date Signed by Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia SB 350
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: DeKalb County; certain judges, judicial officers, and county officers; revise the compensation
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-03-20
- Last action: 2026-05-12, Senate Date Signed by Governor
- Sponsors: Tonya Anderson (Democrat), Kim Jackson (Democrat), Emanuel Jones (Democrat), Randal Mangham (Democrat), Elena Parent (Democrat)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Intragovernmental Coordination, State and Local Governmental Operations, Local Bill
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 4 (306 yes, 2 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New pay rules for DeKalb courts: cost, low. The yearly pay base is the higher of $218,990.30 or the highest state-funded Superior Court judge salary. DeKalb’s State, Probate, and Juvenile Court judges, Chief Magistrate, and Solicitor-General earn the higher of $208,040 or 90% of that base. Full-time associate magistrates earn 90% of the Chie…
- New pay rules for DeKalb officials: cost, low. The law sets a yearly pay base: the higher of $218,990.30 or the highest state-funded Superior Court judge salary. DeKalb County’s chief executive officer, district attorney, and sheriff each earn 100% of that base. The Superior Court clerk earns 80%, the tax commissioner 75%, and each county commi…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Tonya Anderson (Democrat), Senate
- Sponsor: Kim Jackson (Democrat), Senate
- Sponsor: Emanuel Jones (Democrat), Senate
- Sponsor: Randal Mangham (Democrat), Senate
- Sponsor: Elena Parent (Democrat), Senate
- Cosponsor: Long Tran (Democrat), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-25 | Senate | AGREE TO HOUSE SUBSTITUTE | pass | 46 | 0 | 5 |
| 2026-03-25 | Senate | IMMEDIATELY TRANSMIT TO GOVERNOR | pass | 47 | 0 | 4 |
| 2026-03-18 | House | Local Calendar | pass | 161 | 2 | 11 |
| 2025-03-27 | Senate | PASSAGE AS AMENDED | pass | 52 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (14)

- 2026-05-12: Senate Date Signed by Governor (Senate)
- 2026-05-12: Act 697
- 2026-05-12: Effective Date
- 2026-04-10: Senate Sent to Governor (Senate)
- 2026-03-25: Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (House)
- 2026-03-18: House Third Readers (House)
- 2026-03-18: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute (House)
- 2025-03-31: House Second Readers (House)
- 2025-03-28: House First Readers (House)
- 2025-03-27: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Senate Passed/Adopted As Amended (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Senate Hopper (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)

## Bill text

- SB 350/AP* (v12): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/247630)

## 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 350/AP* (v12) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/247630)

## 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-SB350-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).