Tift County; State Court; provide for compensation of the judge
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating and establishing the State Court of Tift County, approved March 30, 1971 (Ga. L. 1971, p. 2468), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 5, 2006 (Ga. L. 2006, p. 4575), and an Act approved May 3, 2016 (Ga. L. 2016, p. 3999), so as to provide for the compensation of the judge of such court; to provide for the compensation of the solicitor-general of such court; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Jan 12, 2026
Signed May 11, 2026
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The bill text was updated to reflect that it has passed both the House and Senate, indicating it is now ready for final action or signing. The version number was also updated to reflect this new status.
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The bill title was updated to include '(AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)' to show its legislative progress, and the version identifier was changed from LC 62 0263 to LC 62 0263/AP.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 17, 2026 · House Feb 6, 2026
How they voted
45–1
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 51
Feb 17, 2026
D
Democratic20
80% Yea
R
Republican31
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 11, 2026
Signed into law
Act 529
upper
May 11, 2026
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Feb 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 9, 2026
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Feb 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Jan 12, 2026
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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