2025-2026 Regular Session
SB261
Magistrates Retirement Fund; early retirement benefit; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 25 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the magistrates retirement fund, so as to provide for an early retirement benefit; to provide for an employee contribution increase; to replace the statutory maximum monthly compensation used to calculate a benefit with an amount determined by the board; to increase the maximum number of years of service used to calculate a benefit; to provide for related matters; to provide conditions for an effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Legislative progress
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Recorded floor votes
3 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
March 4, 2026 · Senate
Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #634
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
53 yea–1 nay · 1 absent
March 31, 2026 · House
Passage: House Vote #824
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
167 yea–0 nay · 3 not voting · 6 absent
April 2, 2026 · Senate
Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #956
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
53 yea–0 nay · 1 absent
Committee referrals
March 6, 2026 · House
Retirement
February 27, 2025 · Senate
Retirement
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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State Effective Date 2026-07-01
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State Act 490
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Senate Senate Date Signed by Governor
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Senate Senate Sent to Governor
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Senate Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
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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 Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
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House House Second Readers
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House House First Readers
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Senate Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute View roll call
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Senate Senate Third Read
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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 Read and Referred
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Senate Senate Hopper