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type: "Bill"
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title: "Magistrate courts; collecting sums and fees authorized by law; revise provisions"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 10 of Title 15 the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to fees and costs of magistrate courts, so as to revise provisions related to magistrate courts collecting sums and fees authorized by law; to amend an Act to amend Chapter 10 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to magistrate courts, so as to provide for nonpartisan election of magistrates, approved May 14, 2025 (Ga. L. 2025, p. 780), so as to correct a scrivener's error in the automatic repealer in said Act related to a constitutional amendment for the nonpartisan election of judges of the probate court; to provide legislative intent; 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 999"
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citation: "Georgia HB 999 (2025_26)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["COURTS"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Kimberly New", "Mary Oliver", "Matt Reeves", "Rob Leverett", "Stacey Evans", "Stan Gunter"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 16
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2026-01-15"
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last_action: "2026-05-12"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/907910a3-a5ae-4775-8603-5442e2ea7c4b"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "946e72549cb449b9fb8c921924a6aed1574146615bb894efd269a4d17359ed8a"
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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 999 (2025_26) — Magistrate courts; collecting sums and fees authorized by law; revise provisions
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 10 of Title 15 the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to fees and costs of magistrate courts, so as to revise provisions related to magistrate courts collecting sums and fees authorized by law; to amend an Act to amend Chapter 10 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to magistrate courts, so as to provide for nonpartisan election of magistrates, approved May 14, 2025 (Ga. L. 2025, p. 780), so as to correct a scrivener's error in the automatic repealer in said Act related to a constitutional amendment for the nonpartisan election of judges of the probate court; to provide legislative intent; 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. **Floor Amendment AM 47 0192** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/247049.pdf)
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2. **HB 999/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/249095.pdf)
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3. **LC 47 3834/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/239972.pdf)
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4. **Sen Floor Amend 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/246406.pdf)
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5. **Sen Floor Amend 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/246473.pdf)
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6. **Sen Floor Amend 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/246462.pdf)
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## Votes
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- House Vote #474 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **160–4** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #738 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **44–6** (pass) · upper
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- Senate Vote #739 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **46–4** (pass) · upper
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- Senate Vote #957 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **48–1** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #748 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **167–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Kimberly New — primary (person)
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- Mary Oliver — primary (person)
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- Matt Reeves — primary (person)
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- Rob Leverett — primary (person)
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- Stacey Evans — primary (person)
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- Stan Gunter — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-15** House Hopper `introduction`
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- **2026-01-16** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2026-01-27** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2026-01-28** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-02-03** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2026-02-03** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2026-02-04** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-10** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-12** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-18** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-18** Senate Passed/Adopted As Amended `passage`
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- **2026-03-23** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended
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- **2026-04-02** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
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- **2026-04-10** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-05-12** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2026-05-12** Act 707 `executive-signature`
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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/907910a3-a5ae-4775-8603-5442e2ea7c4b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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