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HB85 • 2025

Superior Court Judicial Compensation Reform Act; enact

Superior Court Judicial Compensation Reform Act; enact

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Enacted

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

Sponsor
Leverett, Rob
Last action
2025-05-12
Official status
House Date Signed by Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official text mentions providing a definition but does not specify what that term is defined as in the summary provided.

Superior Court Judicial Compensation Reform Act

This law changes how Georgia sets salaries for superior court judges and stops local rules from using those judge salaries to calculate pay for other workers.

What This Bill Does

  • Updates the official code regarding general provisions for superior courts in Georgia.
  • Revises the rules used to calculate and set annual salaries for superior court judges.
  • Suspends any local laws, ordinances, or resolutions that use a superior court judge's salary as the base number for calculating pay for other officers, officials, or employees.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Superior court judges in Georgia
  • Other state officials whose salaries are calculated using judicial compensation rules

Limits and Unknowns

  • The specific dollar amounts for the new judge salaries are not listed in this text.
  • Details on how cost-of-living adjustments will be applied to these salaries are not included here.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-12 Georgia General Assembly

    House Date Signed by Governor

Official Summary Text

Superior Court Judicial Compensation Reform Act; enact