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HB553 • 2025

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

Taylor 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
Stinson, Patty Marie
Last action
2025-04-30
Official status
House Date Signed by Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official summary confirms the bill authorizes the fee and identifies its uses but does not provide the specific dollar amount or a detailed list of allowed expenses.

Taylor County Probate Court Technology Fee

This law allows the Taylor 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 Taylor County Probate Court to assess and collect a technology fee.
  • Identifies authorized uses for the money collected from this fee.
  • Provides rules for ending (terminating) the collection of the fee in the future.
  • Explains how any leftover funds should be handled after the fee ends.
  • Removes older laws that conflict with these new rules.

Who It Names or Affects

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

Terms To Know

Assessment
The act of calculating and charging a fee.
Residual funds
Money that is left over after the program ends or expenses are paid.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The text does not state the specific dollar amount of the technology fee.
  • The exact list of allowed uses for the money is mentioned but not detailed in this summary.
  • The date when the court must stop collecting the fee is not specified.

Bill History

  1. 2025-04-30 Georgia General Assembly

    House Date Signed by Governor

Official Summary Text

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