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type: "Bill"
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title: "Pierce County; Magistrate Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the assessment and collection of a technology fee by the Magistrate Court of Pierce County; to identify the authorized uses of such technology fee; to provide for the termination of such technology fee and dedication of residual funds; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
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legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
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session: "2025_26"
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identifier: "HB 1297"
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citation: "Georgia HB 1297 (2025_26)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Steven Meeks"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 13
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2026-02-12"
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last_action: "2026-05-11"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c2faaa27-70d1-4c9f-acab-40b8fcea6349"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "3b58369cd047d714a90953550dd465337e9838ac81acdb642764189ec74f61fd"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
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---
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# Georgia HB 1297 (2025_26) — Pierce County; Magistrate Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the assessment and collection of a technology fee by the Magistrate Court of Pierce County; to identify the authorized uses of such technology fee; to provide for the termination of such technology fee and dedication of residual funds; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **HB 1297/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/244724.pdf)
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2. **LC 47 3956/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/242515.pdf)
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3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/242542.pdf)
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## Votes
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- House Vote #537 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **162–0** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #600 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **45–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Steven Meeks — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-02-12** House Hopper `introduction`
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- **2026-02-17** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-18** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-20** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-02-20** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2026-02-20** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2026-02-24** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-03** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-03** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2026-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-05-11** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2026-05-11** Act 554 `executive-signature`
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- **2026-05-11** Effective Date
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c2faaa27-70d1-4c9f-acab-40b8fcea6349`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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