Georgia Senate · 2025 Regular Session
HB 85: Modify provisions regarding the compensation received by superior court judges
Passage · March 28, 2025 · Yeas 51, nays 2
What the bill does
The bill changes provisions on the compensation of superior court judges and revises how their salaries are calculated and set. It also suspends the operation of local laws, ordinances or resolutions that use a superior court judge's salary to calculate the salary or compensation of other officers, officials or employees.
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The bill’s caption, as the Journal prints it with this vote
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 6 of Title 15 the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions concerning superior courts, so as to modify provisions regarding the compensation received by superior court judges; to amend Code Section 45-7-4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to annual salaries of certain state officials and cost- of-living adjustments, so as to revise provisions relating to calculating and setting the salaries of superior court judges; to provide a definition; to amend Chapter 3 of Title 1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to laws and statutes, so as to suspend the operation of local laws or local ordinances or resolutions that use a superior court judge's salary for the calculation of the salary or compensation of other officers, officials, or employees; to provide a short title; to provide for an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
How each party voted
Majority Leader Steve Gooch voted yea.
Bill
- Bill
- HB 85
- Motion
- Passage
- Date
- March 28, 2025
- Session
- 2025 Regular Session
- Yeas–nays
- Yeas 51, nays 2; 3 didn't vote (2 excused, 0 abstained)
The chamber on this vote
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How each member voted
Yea (51)
- Jason Anavitarte R-31
- Lee Anderson R-24
- Brandon Beach R-21
- Tim Bearden R-30
- Matt Brass R-6
- Max Burns R-23
- Bill Cowsert R-46
- Gail Davenport D-17
- Clint Dixon R-45
- Greg Dolezal R-27
- Drew Echols R-49
- Jason Esteves D-35
- Frank Ginn R-47
- Steve Gooch R-51
- Russ Goodman R-8
- Sonya Halpern D-39
- Marty Harbin R-16
- Ed Harbison D-15
- Sally Harrell D-40
- Bo Hatchett R-50
- Billy Hickman R-4
- Mike Hodges R-3
- Chuck Hufstetler R-52
- Kim Jackson D-41
- Donzella James D-28
- Emanuel Jones D-10
- Harold Jones D-22
- RaShaun Kemp D-38
- John Kennedy R-18
- Kay Kirkpatrick R-32
- David Lucas D-26
- Derek Mallow D-2
- Randal Mangham D-55
- Josh McLaurin D-14
- Colton Moore R-53
- Nan Orrock D-36
- Elena Parent D-44
- Nabilah Parkes D-7
- Chuck Payne R-54
- Doc Rhett D-33
- Randy Robertson R-29
- Ed Setzler R-37
- Shawn Still R-48
- Brian Strickland R-42
- Carden Summers R-13
- Blake Tillery R-19
- Larry Walker R-20
- Ben Watson R-1
- Sam Watson R-11
- Kenya Wicks D-34
- Rick Williams R-25
Nay (2)
- Tonya Anderson D-43
- Nikki Merritt D-9
Excused (2)
- John Albers R-56
- Sheikh Rahman D-5
Not voting (1)
- Freddie Sims D-12