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Georgia · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 857: Cobb County; State Court; chief deputy clerk and clerk; change salary

Enacted 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 857 is a bill introduced in the Georgia House on March 25, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Cobb County; State Court; chief deputy clerk and clerk; change salary. Primary sponsor: Terry Cummings (Democratic), Lisa Campbell (Democratic), Devan Seabaugh (Republican), Mekyah McQueen (Democratic), Jordan Ridley (Republican), John Carson (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 11, 2026): Effective Date.

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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 an Act creating the State Court of Cobb County, approved March 26, 1964 (Ga. L. 1964, p. 3211), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 3, 2023 (Ga. L. 2023, p. 4333), so as to change the salary of the chief deputy clerk and the clerk of the State Court of Cobb County; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3 · Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Terry CummingsPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse39
Lisa CampbellPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse35
Devan SeabaughPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse34
Mekyah McQueenPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse61
Jordan RidleyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse22
John CarsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse46

“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. Effective Date
  2. Act 522
  3. House Date Signed by Governor
  4. House Sent to Governor
  5. Senate Passed/Adopted
  6. Senate Committee Favorably Reported
  7. Senate Recommitted
  8. Senate Committee Favorably Reported
  9. Senate Read and Referred
  10. House Passed/Adopted
  11. House Third Readers
  12. House Committee Favorably Reported

Showing 12 most recent of 15 actions. Full history

Sources

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