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Georgia · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 492: State Court of Cobb County; additional assistant solicitor positions; provide

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

SB 492 is a bill introduced in the Georgia Senate on February 10, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: State Court of Cobb County; additional assistant solicitor positions; provide. Primary sponsor: Ed Setzler (Republican), Doc Rhett (Democratic), Kay Kirkpatrick (Republican), Jaha Howard (Democratic), Donzella James (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (February 26, 2026): House Second Readers.

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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, 2017 (Ga. L. 2017, p. 3750), so as to provide for additional assistant solicitor positions; to change the salaries of certain staff of the solicitor-general; to provide for an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3 · Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Ed SetzlerPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate37
Doc RhettPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate33
Kay KirkpatrickPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate32
Jaha HowardPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate35
Donzella JamesPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate28

“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. House Second Readers
  2. House First Readers
  3. Senate Passed/Adopted
  4. Senate Committee Favorably Reported
  5. Senate Read and Referred
  6. Senate Hopper

Sources

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