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Georgia · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 646: Coroners; provide minimum salaries

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 646 is a bill introduced in the Georgia House on February 26, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Coroners; provide minimum salaries. Primary sponsor: Patty Marie Stinson (Democratic), Will Wade (Republican), Mack Jackson (Democratic), Teddy Reese (Democratic), Tangie Herring (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (March 31, 2026): Senate Tabled.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 16 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to coroners, so as to provide minimum salaries of coroners; to revise compensation provisions for deputy coroners; to provide for benefits to certain coroners; to remove certain death investigation fees; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Patty Marie StinsonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse150
Will WadePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse9
Mack JacksonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse128
Teddy ReesePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse140
Tangie HerringPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse145

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Senate Tabled
  2. Senate Read Second Time
  3. Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  4. Senate Read and Referred
  5. House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
  6. House Third Readers
  7. House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  8. House Second Readers
  9. House First Readers
  10. House Hopper

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source