# Georgia SB 618: Municipal Court of the City of Decatur; the assessment and collection of a technology fee; authorize

Georgia SB 618, Municipal Court of the City of Decatur; the assessment and collection of a technology fee; authorize, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Elena Parent (Democrat); status signed, last action 2026-05-11 (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 618
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Municipal Court of the City of Decatur; the assessment and collection of a technology fee; authorize
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-03-04
- Last action: 2026-05-11, Senate Date Signed by Governor
- Sponsor: Elena Parent (Democrat)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Intragovernmental Coordination, State and Local Governmental Operations, Local Bill
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (158 yes, 64 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Extra fees on Decatur court fines: cost, low. Decatur’s Municipal Court can add a technology fee to each criminal or quasi-criminal (criminal-like) fine. The city’s governing authority sets and can change the fee, capped at $15 per fine. The judge can waive it case by case. The money can only fund approved court and police technology, includin…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Elena Parent (Democrat), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mary Oliver (Democrat), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-02 | House | Local Calendar | pass | 110 | 63 | 5 |
| 2026-03-16 | Senate | LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR | pass | 48 | 1 | 5 |

## Actions (13)

- 2026-05-11: Senate Date Signed by Governor (Senate)
- 2026-05-11: Act 619
- 2026-05-11: Effective Date
- 2026-04-10: Senate Sent to Governor (Senate)
- 2026-04-02: House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- 2026-04-02: House Third Readers (House)
- 2026-04-02: House Passed/Adopted (House)
- 2026-03-19: House Second Readers (House)
- 2026-03-18: House First Readers (House)
- 2026-03-16: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2026-03-16: Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Senate Hopper (Senate)

## Bill text

- SB 618/AP* (v6): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/249118)

## 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 618/AP* (v6) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/249118)

## 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-SB618-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).