Georgia legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia HB857: Cobb County; State Court; chief deputy clerk and clerk; change salary
Status: Signed into law, May 11, 2026
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the State Court of Cobb County, approved March 26, 1964 (Ga. L. 1964, p. 3211), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 3, 2023 (Ga. L. 2023, p. 4333), so as to change the salary of the chief deputy clerk and the clerk of the State Court of Cobb County; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
Senate floor amend 1 AM 47 0163 Senators Setzler of the 37th, Esteves of the 35th, Rhett of the 33rd, and Kirkpatrick of the 32nd offered the following amendment #1: Amend HB 857 (LC 62 0201) by inserting following "County." on line 13 the following: The chief deputy clerk shall be entitled to any other compensation or salary increases as provided for by law as well as any cost-of-living increase or merit increase provided to county employees by the governing authority of Cobb County.
Sponsors
- Terry Cummings (D, 39) · primary sponsor
- Campbell, Lisa (D, 35)
- Devan Seabaugh (R, 34)
- McQueen, Mekyah (D, 61)
- Ridley, Jordan (R, 22)
- John Carson (R, 46)
Latest actions
- : Act 522
- : Effective Date
- : House Date Signed by Governor
- : House Sent to Governor
- : Senate Passed/Adopted
- : Senate Committee Favorably Reported
- : Senate Recommitted
- : Senate Committee Favorably Reported
- : Senate Read and Referred
- : House Passed/Adopted
Votes
- LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR: Senate Vote #589 (February 26, 2026): 48 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Local Calendar Without HBs 851 & 852: House Vote #342 (March 31, 2025): 165 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB857?
- HB857 is a bill in the Georgia Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Cobb County; State Court; chief deputy clerk and clerk; change salary.
- What does HB857 do?
- A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the State Court of Cobb County, approved March 26, 1964 (Ga. L. 1964, p. 3211), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 3, 2023 (Ga. L. 2023, p. 4333), so as to change the salary of the chief deputy clerk and the clerk of the State Court of Cobb County; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB857?
- Signed into law as of May 11, 2026. Latest action: Act 522 (May 11, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB857?
- Terry Cummings (D, 39), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB857?
- On the Georgia Legislature website: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71659
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