---
type: "Bill"
title: "Probate courts; modify certain requirements for probate judges"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 9 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to probate courts, so as to modify certain requirements for probate judges; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 180"
citation: "Georgia HB 180 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COURTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mitchell Scoggins", "Soo Hong", "Stacey Evans", "Stan Gunter", "Trey Kelley", "Tyler Paul Smith"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-01-29"
last_action: "2025-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8086ef8d-c91c-43af-8a63-9ba19d8d9dc8"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "45eca8e51e8b9d359b08448953cc0d868881bcc35c5013a13c2974da2f1c23b2"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---

# Georgia HB 180 (2025_26) — Probate courts; modify certain requirements for probate judges

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 9 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to probate courts, so as to modify certain requirements for probate judges; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **HB 180/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/239060.pdf)
2. **LC 48 1401/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/230700.pdf)

## Votes

- House Vote #163 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **171–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #391 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **48–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Mitchell Scoggins — primary (person)
- Soo Hong — primary (person)
- Stacey Evans — primary (person)
- Stan Gunter — primary (person)
- Trey Kelley — primary (person)
- Tyler Paul Smith — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-01-29** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2025-01-30** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2025-02-03** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2025-02-04** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-04** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2025-03-04** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2025-03-06** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-11** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-13** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2025-04-02** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2025-04-02** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2025-04-08** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-14** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-14** Act 253 `executive-signature`
- **2025-07-01** Effective Date

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8086ef8d-c91c-43af-8a63-9ba19d8d9dc8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).