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type: "Bill"
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title: "Board of Commissioners of the Judges of the Probate Courts Retirement Fund of Georgia; allow to set monthly dues"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 11 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Judges of the Probate Courts Retirement Fund of Georgia, so as to allow the Board of Commissioners of the Judges of the Probate Courts Retirement Fund of Georgia to set monthly dues; to provide for limitations on such authority; to provide for factors in such determination; to increase the fee on marriage licenses; to increase the fee on civil filings; to increase the fee on certain fines and bond forfeitures; 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: "SB 489"
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citation: "Georgia SB 489 (2025_26)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Bo Hatchett", "Carden Summers", "Chuck Payne", "Clint Dixon", "Lee Anderson", "Marty Harbin", "Mike Hodges", "Randy Robertson", "Russ Goodman", "Sam Watson", "Shawn Still"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 15
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2026-02-10"
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last_action: "2026-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e70adada-3108-42de-a854-0ff43a3420a6"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "3976758f59e607f234e69d048329992b39ba5c06b6859a4b1ca1c59b5e3426a3"
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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 SB 489 (2025_26) — Board of Commissioners of the Judges of the Probate Courts Retirement Fund of Georgia; allow to set monthly dues
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 11 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Judges of the Probate Courts Retirement Fund of Georgia, so as to allow the Board of Commissioners of the Judges of the Probate Courts Retirement Fund of Georgia to set monthly dues; to provide for limitations on such authority; to provide for factors in such determination; to increase the fee on marriage licenses; to increase the fee on civil filings; to increase the fee on certain fines and bond forfeitures; 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. **As Introduced LC 56 0507** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/242278.pdf)
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2. **As Passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/244987.pdf)
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3. **Auditor's Certification** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/242276.pdf)
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4. **SB 489/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/246808.pdf)
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## Votes
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- House Vote #731 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **161–0** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #617 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **53–1** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Bo Hatchett — primary (person)
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- Carden Summers — primary (person)
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- Chuck Payne — primary (person)
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- Clint Dixon — primary (person)
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- Lee Anderson — primary (person)
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- Marty Harbin — primary (person)
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- Mike Hodges — primary (person)
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- Randy Robertson — primary (person)
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- Russ Goodman — primary (person)
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- Sam Watson — primary (person)
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- Shawn Still — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-02-10** Senate Hopper `introduction`
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- **2026-02-11** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-25** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-02-26** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-04** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-04** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2026-03-06** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2026-03-09** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-18** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-19** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-19** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2026-04-10** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-05-11** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2026-05-11** Act 515 `executive-signature`
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- **2026-07-01** 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/e70adada-3108-42de-a854-0ff43a3420a6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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