SB 491 Georgia Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Cobb Judicial Circuit; assistant district attorneys; change the salaries

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Cobb Judicial Circuit, approved February 19, 1951 (Ga. L. 1951, p. 184), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 27, 1995 (Ga. L. 1995, p. 3619), an Act approved April 4, 1997 (Ga. L. 1997, p. 3879), and an Act approved March 27, 1998 (Ga. L. 1998, p. 3894), so as to change the salaries of assistant district attorneys; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Feb 2026

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 10, 2026 Last action Feb 26, 2026

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As introduced LC 62 0267 → As Passed Senate · 1 edit

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Floor votes · Senate Feb 24, 2026

How they voted

51–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 52

Feb 24, 2026

D Democratic20

20 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican32

31 Yea 1

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Feb 24, 2026

Upper · Passed

Senate Passed/Adopted

upper

Feb 24, 2026

Upper · Passed

Senate Committee Favorably Reported

upper

Feb 11, 2026

Committee

Senate Read and Referred

upper

Feb 10, 2026

Introduced

Senate Hopper

upper

5 primary · 0 co-sponsors