Magistrate Court; the maximum amount of civil claims that can be tried in magistrate court; increase
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-10-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general jurisdiction and authority of magistrate to act, so as to increase the maximum amount of civil claims that can be tried in magistrate court; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 15, 2026
Last action Mar 6, 2026
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Feb 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Jan 16, 2026
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Jan 15, 2026
Introduced
Senate Hopper
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ed Setzler
RRepublican
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