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2025-2026 Regular Session

HB792

Courts; increase amount of magistrate court claims from $15,000.00 to $30,000.00

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 10 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to magistrate courts, so as to increase the amount of magistrate court claims from $15,000.00 to $30,000.00; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Legislative progress

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House committee reassignment March 20, 2025 House committee substitute February 19, 2026 Senate committee reassignment March 25, 2026 Senate committee substitute March 27, 2026

Recorded floor votes

1 roll call are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.

February 25, 2026 · House

Passage: House Vote #553

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

170 yea–0 nay · 4 not voting · 3 absent

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Committee referrals

Instrument history

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  1. Senate Senate Read Second Time
  2. Senate Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  3. Senate Senate Withdrawn & Recommitted
  4. Senate Senate Read and Referred
  5. House House Passed/Adopted By Substitute View roll call
  6. House House Third Readers
  7. House House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  8. House House Second Readers
  9. House House Withdrawn, Recommitted
  10. House House First Readers
  11. House House Hopper
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