# Georgia SB 620: State Court of Barrow County; a full-time solicitor-general; provide

Georgia SB 620, State Court of Barrow County; a full-time solicitor-general; provide, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Bill Cowsert (Republican), Clint Dixon (Republican), Frank Ginn (Republican); 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 620
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: State Court of Barrow County; a full-time solicitor-general; provide
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-03-12
- Last action: 2026-05-11, Senate Date Signed by Governor
- Sponsors: Bill Cowsert (Republican), Clint Dixon (Republican), Frank Ginn (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Intragovernmental Coordination, State and Local Governmental Operations, Local Bill
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (143 yes, 75 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Barrow County gets a full-time prosecutor: benefit, low. The law creates a full-time solicitor-general, a prosecutor for Barrow County's State Court, who must meet state-law qualifications. The Governor appoints the first prosecutor for a term from January 1, 2021, to January 1, 2023. Qualified county voters elect later prosecutors every four years, star…
- Barrow County funds prosecutor pay and staff: mixed, low. Barrow County pays the solicitor-general 95% of the Piedmont Judicial Circuit district attorney's annual salary, excluding local supplements, capped at $142,500. The county provides legally required benefits and pays the salary on the same schedule as other county employees. County commissioners mu…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Bill Cowsert (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Clint Dixon (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Frank Ginn (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-02 | House | Supplemental Local Calendar | pass | 94 | 75 | 6 |
| 2026-03-19 | Senate | LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR | pass | 49 | 0 | 5 |

## Actions (13)

- 2026-05-11: Senate Date Signed by Governor (Senate)
- 2026-05-11: Act 620
- 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)
- 2026-03-23: House Second Readers (House)
- 2026-03-20: House First Readers (House)
- 2026-03-19: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-03-16: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Senate Hopper (Senate)

## Bill text

- SB 620/AP* (v6): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/249120)

## 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 620/AP* (v6) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/249120)

## 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-SB620-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).