Georgia legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia HB999: Magistrate courts; collecting sums and fees authorized by law; revise provisions
Status: Signed into law, May 12, 2026
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 10 of Title 15 the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to fees and costs of magistrate courts, so as to revise provisions related to magistrate courts collecting sums and fees authorized by law; to amend an Act to amend Chapter 10 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to magistrate courts, so as to provide for nonpartisan election of magistrates, approved May 14, 2025 (Ga. L. 2025, p. 780), so as to correct a scrivener's error in the automatic repealer in said Act related to a constitutional amendment for the nonpartisan election of judges of the probate court; to provide legislative intent; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
26 Sen Floor Amend 3 ADOPTED Senator Setzler of the 37th offered the following amendment #3: Amend HB 999 (LC 47 3834) " "to provide for limitations on the amount of controversy that may be considered by a magistrate court" Adding a new Section 3 by amending paragraph (5) of subsection (a) of Code section 1510-2 by striking: "Does not exceed $15,000" and replacing with "Does not exceed $30,000" Renumbering "Section 3" as "Section 4"
Sponsors
- Bo Hatchett (R, SD-050) · primary sponsor
- Rob Leverett (R, 123) · primary sponsor
- Mary Oliver (D, 84)
- Stacey Evans (D, 57)
- Stan Gunter (R, 8)
- Kimberly New (R, 40)
- Matt Reeves (R, 99)