HB 792 Georgia House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Courts; increase amount of magistrate court claims from $15,000.00 to $30,000.00

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 10 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to magistrate courts, so as to increase the amount of magistrate court claims from $15,000.00 to $30,000.00; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House Passage

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 18, 2025 Last action Mar 27, 2026

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What changed between versions

LC 49 2691S/hs → LC 49 2691S/hcs · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to change its title from a generic 'AN ACT' to a more specific 'COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE' designation, indicating this version incorporates changes made by the House Judiciary Committee. The amendment also adds the names of the sponsoring representatives to the header, clarifying who introduced the legislation.

TECHNICAL

Changed the bill header from a generic 'AN ACT' to 'COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE' to reflect that this version includes committee amendments.

Added the names of the sponsoring representatives (Momtahan, Gambill, Gunter, Smith, Hong) to the bill header for identification purposes.

Floor votes · House Feb 25, 2026

How they voted

150–0

Passed · 6 other

Total votes 156

Feb 25, 2026

D Democratic65

61 Yea 4

93% Yea

R Republican91

89 Yea 2

97% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 27, 2026

Upper · Passed

Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

upper

Mar 25, 2026

Committee

Senate Withdrawn & Recommitted

upper

Feb 26, 2026

Committee

Senate Read and Referred

upper

Feb 25, 2026

Lower · Passed

House Passed/Adopted By Substitute

lower

Feb 19, 2026

Lower · Passed

House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

lower

Mar 20, 2025

Committee

House Withdrawn, Recommitted

lower

Mar 18, 2025

Introduced

House Hopper

lower

6 primary · 0 co-sponsors