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Georgia sets salary ranges and full-time requirements for Tift County State Court judge and solicitor-general
Original title: Tift County; State Court; provide for compensation of the judge
Last action · May 11, 2026: House Date Signed by GovernorSponsors: Jaclyn Ford and 1 other
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What This Bill Does
House Bill 940 establishes a mandatory annual salary range between $100,000.00 and 75 percent of a superior court judge's state salary for the Tift County State Court judge, while setting a minimum annual salary of $90,000.00 for the .
Why it matters
The measure directly alters county expenditures from the for judicial personnel and imposes full-time practice restrictions on the court's judge and .
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Directly affected
Judge of the State Court of Tift County
The judge is subject to a mandatory salary floor and cap, and is prohibited from practicing law.
Directly affected
Solicitor-general of the State Court of Tift County
The solicitor-general's office is designated full-time with a mandated minimum annual salary.
Directly affected
Board of Commissioners of Tift County
The board is required to fix the annual salaries for both the state court judge and the solicitor-general.
Key Facts
- The judge of the State Court of Tift County is prohibited from engaging in the practice of law during their term of office.
- The Tift County Board of Commissioners must fix the judge's annual salary between $100,000.00 and 75 percent of the state annual salary paid to a superior court judge of the Tifton Judicial Circuit.
- The judge's salary is paid from the general fund of Tift County in 12 monthly installments.
- The office of the solicitor-general of the State Court of Tift County is designated as full time.
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- The solicitor-general must receive an annual salary fixed by the Board of Commissioners of Tift County of not less than $90,000.00, paid from the county general fund.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the minimum salary for the Tift County State Court judge under this law?
The judge's annual salary must be fixed at an amount not less than $100,000.00.
Can the Tift County State Court judge practice law while in office?
No, the judge is prohibited from engaging in the practice of law during their term of office.
What are the employment terms for the solicitor-general?
The office of the is full time, with an annual salary of not less than $90,000.00 fixed by the Board of Commissioners.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
13 actions- May 11, 2026HouseEnrolledHouse Date Signed by Governor
- May 11, 2026GovernorEnrolledAct 529
- May 11, 2026Georgia General AssemblyEffective Date
- Apr 6, 2026HouseHouse Sent to Governor
- Feb 17, 2026SenateCommitteeSenate Committee Favorably Reported
- Feb 17, 2026SenateFloorSenate Passed/Adopted
Show 7 earlier actions
- Feb 9, 2026SenateIntroducedSenate Read and Referred
- Feb 6, 2026HouseCommitteeHouse Committee Favorably Reported
- Feb 6, 2026HouseHouse Third Readers
- Feb 6, 2026HouseFloorHouse Passed/Adopted
- Jan 14, 2026HouseHouse Second Readers
- Jan 13, 2026HouseIntroducedHouse First Readers
- Jan 12, 2026HouseIntroducedHouse Hopper
Version history & redline
2 versions on fileComparing LC 62 0263/a → HB 940/AP*
removed addedOfficial text
26 LC 62 removed: 0263
added: 0263/AP
House Bill 940
added: (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By: Representatives Ford of the 170th and O’Steen of the 169th
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
To amend an Act creating and
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Redline computed from the official version text (record lane).View this version →
Voting Record
LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR
Total
53
- Yes
- 47
- No
- 1
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 2
- Abstain
- 0
- Other positions
- 3
How they voted (53)
Lee AndersonParty not recordedyes
Kay KirkpatrickParty not recordedyes
Randy RobertsonParty not recordedyes
Freddie Powell SimsParty not recordedexcused
Jason DickersonParty not recordedyes
Mike HodgesParty not recordedyes
Derek MallowParty not recordedyes
Matt BrassParty not recordedyes
Brian StricklandParty not recordedyes
Nan OrrockParty not recordedyes
Randal ManghamParty not recordednot voting
Sheikh RahmanParty not recordedyes
Tim BeardenParty not recordedyes
Frank GinnParty not recordedyes
Larry WalkerParty not recordednot voting
Kim JacksonParty not recordedyes
Bill CowsertParty not recordedyes
John AlbersParty not recordedyes
Donzella JamesParty not recordedyes
Josh McLaurinParty not recordedyes
Ed SetzlerParty not recordedyes
Clint DixonParty not recordedyes
Greg DolezalParty not recordedyes
Sonya HalpernParty not recordedyes
29 more members
Bo HatchettParty not recordedyes
Max BurnsParty not recordedyes
Ben WatsonParty not recordedyes
Marty HarbinParty not recordedyes
Elena ParentParty not recordedyes
Carden SummersParty not recordedyes
Steve GoochParty not recordedyes
Harold JonesParty not recordedexcused
Tonya AndersonParty not recordedyes
Russ GoodmanParty not recordedyes
Sally HarrellParty not recordedyes
Jason AnavitarteParty not recordedno
Chuck PayneParty not recordedyes
Shawn StillParty not recordedyes
Doc RhettParty not recordedyes
Billy HickmanParty not recordedyes
Kenya WicksParty not recordedyes
Ed HarbisonParty not recordedyes
Jaha HowardParty not recordedyes
Drew EcholsParty not recordedyes
Nikki MerrittParty not recordedyes
RaShaun KempParty not recordedyes
Rick WilliamsParty not recordedyes
David LucasParty not recordedexcused
Sam WatsonParty not recordedyes
Blake TilleryParty not recordedyes
Gail DavenportParty not recordedyes
Chuck HufstetlerParty not recordedyes
Emanuel JonesParty not recordedyes
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Local Calendar
Total
176
- Yes
- 164
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 7
- Abstain
- 0
- Other positions
- 5
How they voted (176)
Lehman FranklinParty not recordedyes
Rhonda BurnoughParty not recordedyes
Brent CoxParty not recordedyes
Michael SmithParty not recordedyes
Rob LeverettParty not recordedyes
Joseph GullettParty not recordedyes
Mekyah McQueenParty not recordedexcused
Michelle AuParty not recordednot voting
Mitchell HornerParty not recordedyes
Robert FlournoyParty not recordedyes
Phil OlaleyeParty not recordedyes
Karla DrennerParty not recordedyes
Regina Lewis-WardParty not recordedyes
Debra BazemoreParty not recordedyes
Matthew GambillParty not recordedyes
Scott HolcombParty not recordedyes
Noelle KahaianParty not recordedyes
Butch ParrishParty not recordedyes
Matt DubnikParty not recordedyes
David ClarkParty not recordedyes
Karen MathiakParty not recordedyes
Gabriel SanchezParty not recordedyes
Bill WerkheiserParty not recordedyes
El-Mahdi HollyParty not recordednot voting
152 more members
Shea RobertsParty not recordedyes
Stacey EvansParty not recordedyes
Sandy DonatucciParty not recordedyes
Houston GainesParty not recordedyes
Karlton HowardParty not recordedyes
Robert DickeyParty not recordedyes
David HuddlestonParty not recordedyes
Terry CummingsParty not recordedyes
Kim SchofieldParty not recordedyes
Tangie HerringParty not recordedyes
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Jon BurnsParty not recordednot voting
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Rick TownsendParty not recordedyes
Lauren McDonaldParty not recordedyes
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Solomon AdesanyaParty not recordednot voting
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Rhonda TaylorParty not recordedyes
Steve TarvinParty not recordedyes
Mack JacksonParty not recordedyes
Victor AndersonParty not recordedyes
Dar'shun KendrickParty not recordedyes
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Bryce BerryParty not recordedyes
Clint CroweParty not recordedyes
Charlice ByrdParty not recordedyes
Doreen CarterParty not recordedyes
Al WilliamsParty not recordedyes
Jutt HowardParty not recordedyes
Chuck EfstrationParty not recordedyes
Mike CheokasParty not recordedyes
Scott HiltonParty not recordedyes
Debbie BucknerParty not recordedyes
Bill YeartaParty not recordedyes
Karen LuptonParty not recordedyes
Alan PowellParty not recordedyes
Carolyn HugleyParty not recordednot voting
Akbar AliParty not recordedyes
Tim FlemingParty not recordedyes
Soo HongParty not recordedyes
Kasey CarpenterParty not recordedyes
Sharon CooperParty not recordedyes
David JenkinsParty not recordednot voting
Mary Ann SantosParty not recordedyes
Joe CampbellParty not recordedyes
Jesse PetreaParty not recordedexcused
Steven SainzParty not recordedyes
Saira DraperParty not recordedyes
Matt HatchettParty not recordedyes
Rick JasperseParty not recordedyes
Mike CameronParty not recordedyes
Imani BarnesParty not recordedyes
Ginny EhrhartParty not recordedyes
Yasmin NealParty not recordedyes
John CorbettParty not recordedyes
Chas CannonParty not recordedyes
Miriam ParisParty not recordedyes
Bethany BallardParty not recordedyes
Tyler SmithParty not recordedyes
Will WadeParty not recordedyes
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Edna JacksonParty not recordedyes
Shaw BlackmonParty not recordedyes
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Lisa CampbellParty not recordedyes
Derrick McCollumParty not recordedyes
Lynn SmithParty not recordedyes
Mary Margaret OliverParty not recordedyes
Jan JonesParty not recordedyes
James BurchettParty not recordedyes
Sheila JonesParty not recordedyes
Gary RichardsonParty not recordedyes
Kimberly AlexanderParty not recordedyes
Eddie LumsdenParty not recordedyes
Deborah SilcoxParty not recordedexcused
Eric BellParty not recordedyes
Sandra ScottParty not recordedyes
Chuck MartinParty not recordedyes
Katie DempseyParty not recordedyes
Jason RidleyParty not recordedyes
Viola DavisParty not recordedyes
Nissa JonesParty not recordedyes
Gerald GreeneParty not recordedyes
Noel WilliamsParty not recordedyes
Don ParsonsParty not recordedyes
Johnny ChastainParty not recordedyes
Emory DunahooParty not recordedyes
Bruce WilliamsonParty not recordedyes
Bill FincherParty not recordedyes
Segun AdeyinaParty not recordedyes
Vance SmithParty not recordedyes
Sam ParkParty not recordedyes
Trey KelleyParty not recordedyes
Jaclyn FordParty not recordedyes
Jordan RidleyParty not recordedyes
Eric GislerParty not recordedyes
Holt PersingerParty not recordedyes
Danny MathisParty not recordedyes
L.C. MylesParty not recordedyes
Angie O'SteenParty not recordedyes
Billy MitchellParty not recordedyes
Demetrius DouglasParty not recordedyes
John CarsonParty not recordednot voting
Floyd GriffinParty not recordedyes
David SampsonParty not recordedyes
Omari CrawfordParty not recordedyes
Jasmine ClarkParty not recordedyes
Dale WashburnParty not recordedyes
David WilkersonParty not recordedyes
Dewey McClainParty not recordedyes
Leesa HaganParty not recordedyes
Robert DawsonParty not recordedyes
Brad ThomasParty not recordedyes
Mary Frances WilliamsParty not recordedyes
Rob CliftonParty not recordedyes
Inga WillisParty not recordedyes
Carl GilliardParty not recordedyes
Betsy HollandParty not recordedyes
Ron StephensParty not recordedyes
Lydia GlaizeParty not recordedyes
Carmen RiceParty not recordedyes
Arlene BecklesParty not recordedyes
Rey MartinezParty not recordedyes
Mitchell ScogginsParty not recordedyes
Spencer FryeParty not recordedyes
Steven MeeksParty not recordedexcused
Trey RhodesParty not recordedyes
Derrick JacksonParty not recordedyes
Park CannonParty not recordedyes
Teddy ReeseParty not recordedyes
Mark NewtonParty not recordedyes
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Carter BarrettParty not recordedyes
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Bill HitchensParty not recordedyes
Marvin LimParty not recordedyes
Sylvia Wayfer BakerParty not recordedyes
Todd JonesParty not recordedyes
Esther PanitchParty not recordedyes
John LaHoodParty not recordedyes
Buddy DeLoachParty not recordedyes
Lee HawkinsParty not recordedyes
Lobbying Activity
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OrganizationBoard of Commissioners of Tift County“Body responsible for fixing annual salaries for the judge and solicitor-general”Map →
locationTifton Judicial Circuit“Judicial circuit whose superior court judge's state salary serves as a benchmark”Map →
OrganizationState Court of Tift County“Court whose judge and solicitor-general compensation is regulated by the bill”Map →
Sources
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www.legis.ga.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance25How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz10Current news / social attention level
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