Georgia Judicial Retirement System; membership in the system for individuals employed as the director of the Prosecuting Attorneys Qualifications Commission; provide
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 23 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Judicial Retirement System, so as to provide for membership in the system for individuals employed as the director of the Prosecuting Attorneys Qualifications Commission; to provide for an election for such current employees; to provide for transfer of funds; to provide for payment of actuarial costs; to provide for transfer of membership service; to provide for earnable monthly compensation for purposes of contributions and benefit amounts; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to provide conditions for an effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 19, 2025
Signed May 11, 2026
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Floor votes · Senate Mar 4, 2026 · House Mar 19, 2026
How they voted
43–2
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 48
Mar 4, 2026
D
Democratic19
94% Yea
R
Republican29
86% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 11, 2026
Signed into law
Act 488
upper
May 11, 2026
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Mar 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Mar 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Mar 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Feb 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Introduced
Senate Hopper
upper
11 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Billy Hickman
RRepublican
P
Blake Tillery
RRepublican
P
Brian Strickland
RRepublican
P
Chuck Payne
RRepublican
P
Ed Setzler
RRepublican
P
Kay Kirkpatrick
RRepublican
P
Marty Harbin
RRepublican
P
Max Burns
RRepublican
P
Randy Robertson
RRepublican
P
Russ Goodman
RRepublican
P
Shawn Still
RRepublican
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