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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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
Committee referrals
February 26, 2026 · Senate
Government Oversight
March 20, 2025 · House
Judiciary
Instrument history
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Senate Senate Read Second Time
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Senate Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
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Senate Senate Withdrawn & Recommitted
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Senate Senate Read and Referred
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House House Passed/Adopted By Substitute View roll call
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House House Third Readers
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House House Second Readers
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House House Withdrawn, Recommitted
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House House First Readers
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House House Hopper