Georgia legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia HB1037: Cobb County; State Court; change compensation of judges
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, so as to change the compensation of judges of the State Court of Cobb County; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend an Act creating the State Court of Cobb County, approved March 26, 1964 (Ga. L. 1964, p. 3211), as amended, so as to change the compensation of judges of the State Court of Cobb County; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED To amend an Act creating the State Court of Cobb County, approved March 26, 1964 (Ga. L. 1964, p. 3211), as amended, so as to change the compensation of judges of the State Court of Cobb County; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: SECTION 1. An Act creating the State Court of Cobb County, approved March 26, 1964 (Ga. L. 1964, p. 3211), as amended, is amended in Section 3 of Part 1 by replacing: "The chief judge of the State Court of Cobb County shall receive as additional compensation $11,328.25 per annum." with: "The chief judge of the State Court of Cobb County shall receive as additional compensation $11,894.66 per annum." SECTION 2. Said Act is further amended in Section 23 of Part 1 by replacing: H. B. 1037 LC 47 3825 "The salary of the judges of Division 1 of the State Court of Cobb County shall be $217,134.20 per annum." with: "The salary of the judges of Division 1 of the State Court of Cobb County shall be $227,990.91 per annum." SECTION 3. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. H. B. 1037
Sponsors
- Terry Cummings (D, 39) · primary sponsor
- Solomon Adesanya (D)
- Don Parsons (R, 44)
- Campbell, Lisa (D, 35)
- Devan Seabaugh (R, 34)
- McQueen, Mekyah (D, 61)
Latest actions
- : Act 534
- : Effective Date
- : House Date Signed by Governor
- : House Sent to Governor
- : Senate Passed/Adopted
- : Senate Committee Favorably Reported
- : Senate Read and Referred
- : House Passed/Adopted
- : House Third Readers
- : House Committee Favorably Reported
Votes
- LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR: Senate Vote #548 (February 17, 2026): 48 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Local Calendar : House Vote #480 (February 6, 2026): 165 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB1037?
- HB1037 is a bill in the Georgia Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Cobb County; State Court; change compensation of judges.
- What does HB1037 do?
- In its own words: To amend an Act creating the State Court of Cobb County, approved March 26, 1964 (Ga. L. 1964, p. 3211), as amended, so as to change the compensation of judges 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 HB1037?
- Signed into law as of May 11, 2026. Latest action: Act 534 (May 11, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1037?
- Terry Cummings (D, 39), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1037?
- On the Georgia Legislature website: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72367
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