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HB538 • 2025

Schley County; Probate Court; authorize assessment and collection of technology fee

Schley County; Probate Court; authorize assessment and collection of technology fee

Taxes Technology
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Cheokas, Mike
Last action
2025-04-30
Official status
House Date Signed by Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source text provided is a summary and title; it confirms the existence of rules for fee termination and fund dedication but does not provide the specific details, amounts, or dates contained within the full legal code.

Schley County Probate Court Technology Fee

This law allows the Schley County Probate Court to charge a technology fee and sets rules for how that money is used, when it stops being collected, and what happens to any leftover funds.

What This Bill Does

  • Authorizes the Schley County Probate Court to assess and collect a technology fee.
  • Identifies the authorized uses of the money collected from this fee.
  • Provides rules for ending (terminating) the collection of the fee in the future.
  • Sets instructions on how any leftover funds should be handled after the fee ends.
  • Repeals older laws that conflict with these new technology fee rules.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Probate Court of Schley County
  • People who pay fees to use services at the Schley County Probate Court

Terms To Know

Assessment
The act of calculating and charging a fee.
Residual funds
Money that remains after the program ends or expenses are paid, as mentioned in the bill's purpose to dedicate these funds.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The official text does not state the specific dollar amount of the technology fee.
  • The exact list of allowed uses for the collected money is identified but not detailed in this summary.
  • No date is given for when the collection of this fee might end.

Bill History

  1. 2025-04-30 Georgia General Assembly

    House Date Signed by Governor

Official Summary Text

Schley County; Probate Court; authorize assessment and collection of technology fee