# Georgia SB 613: Superior Court of Clayton County; change the compensation of the sheriff

Georgia SB 613, Superior Court of Clayton County; change the compensation of the sheriff, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Gail Davenport (Democrat), Elena Parent (Democrat), Kenya Wicks (Democrat); status signed, last action 2026-05-12 (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 613
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Superior Court of Clayton County; change the compensation of the sheriff
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-03-03
- Last action: 2026-05-12, Senate Date Signed by Governor
- Sponsors: Gail Davenport (Democrat), Elena Parent (Democrat), Kenya Wicks (Democrat)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Intragovernmental Coordination, State and Local Governmental Operations, Local Bill
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 3 (262 yes, 3 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Clayton County sheriff’s $185,000 pay requires audits: mixed, high. The law sets the Clayton County sheriff’s salary at $185,000 a year, paid in equal monthly amounts from county funds. The sheriff must fully comply with required county-wide audits for 2024, 2025, and 2026 before this salary takes effect. It takes effect on the first day of the month after full com…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Gail Davenport (Democrat), Senate
- Sponsor: Elena Parent (Democrat), Senate
- Sponsor: Kenya Wicks (Democrat), Senate
- Cosponsor: Yasmin Neal (Democrat), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-02 | Senate | AGREE TO HOUSE SUBSTITUTE | pass | 52 | 0 | 3 |
| 2026-03-31 | House | Local Calendar | pass | 161 | 3 | 9 |
| 2026-03-06 | Senate | LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR | pass | 49 | 0 | 4 |

## Actions (13)

- 2026-05-12: Senate Date Signed by Governor (Senate)
- 2026-05-12: Act 702
- 2026-04-10: Senate Sent to Governor (Senate)
- 2026-04-02: Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub (Senate)
- 2026-03-31: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (House)
- 2026-03-31: House Third Readers (House)
- 2026-03-31: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute (House)
- 2026-03-10: House Second Readers (House)
- 2026-03-09: House First Readers (House)
- 2026-03-06: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Senate Hopper (Senate)

## Bill text

- SB 613/AP* (v8): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/249096)

## 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 613/AP* (v8) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/249096)

## 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-SB613-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).