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title: HB 1348. Civil practice; compensation for receivers; provide
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date: 2026-02-24
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bill_number: HB 1348
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status_date: 2026-02-17
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sponsors:
  - Tyler Smith
  - Soo Hong
  - Stan Gunter
  - Rob Leverett
  - Buddy DeLoach
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  - civil practice
  - receivers
  - court fees
  - attorney compensation
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# HB 1348. Civil practice; compensation for receivers; provide

## Text

The House Committee on Judiciary offers the following substitute to HB 1348:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
To amend Chapter 8 of Title 9 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to
receivers relative to civil practice, so as to provide for compensation for receivers; to provide
for a cap on compensation; to make conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to
repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION 1.
Chapter 8 of Title 9 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to receivers relative
to civil practice, is amended by revising Code Section 9-8-13, relating to award of attorneys'
and receivers' fees and how determined, as follows:
"9-8-13.
(a) In all cases where a receiver is appointed under the laws of this state to take charge of
the assets of any person, firm, or corporation and a fund is brought into court for
distribution, the court having jurisdiction thereof shall award to counsel filing the petition
and representing the moving creditor or creditors, out of the fund, no greater sum as fees
for services rendered in filing the petition and bringing the fund into court than the services
are actually worth, taking as a basis therefor the amount represented by the counsel in the
original petition and the assets brought into the hands of the receiver by the services of
counsel not including the assets turned over to the receiver by defendants under order of
the court.
(b)(1) In all cases where a receiver is appointed to take charge of the assets of any
person, firm, or corporation, the court having jurisdiction thereof shall award to the
receiver as full compensation for his <ins>or her</ins> services, out of the fund coming into his <ins>or
her</ins> hands, not more than 8 percent of the first $1,000.00, 4 percent <del>of the excess up to</del> <ins>of
the amount above $1,000.00 and not exceeding</ins> $5,000.00, 3 percent of the amount
above $5,000.00 and not exceeding $10,000.00, <del>and</del> 2 percent of <del>all sums over</del> <ins>the
amount above</ins> $10,000.00 <ins>and not exceeding $20,000.00, and 0.5 percent of all sums over
$20,000.00.
(2)</ins> Where the business of an insolvent person, firm, or corporation is continued and
conducted by a receiver, the judge may allow such compensation as may be reasonable
for such services <del>in lieu of commissions,</del> not <del>exceeding</del> <ins>to exceed</ins> the <ins>lesser of:
(A) Compensation</ins> <del>compensation</del> paid by persons in the usual and regular conduct of
such business; <ins>or
(B) Commissions of 8 percent of the first $1,000.00, 4 percent of the amount
above $1,000.00 and not exceeding $5,000.00, 3 percent of the amount above $5,000.00
and not exceeding $10,000.00, 2 percent of the amount above $10,000.00 and not
exceeding $20,000.00, and 0.5 percent of all sums over $20,000.00.
</ins> (c) In all cases, the presiding judge or other competent tribunal shall allow such
compensation to the attorney or attorneys filing the original petition and to the receiver or
receivers appointed thereunder as their services are reasonably worth <ins>not to exceed the
amounts provided for in subsection (b) of this Code section.
(d) Notwithstanding any provision of this Code section or other law to the contrary, in no
event shall total compensation awarded under this chapter exceed 5 percent of the total
sums received by the receiver unless otherwise ordered by the court."
</ins>
SECTION 2.
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

## Summaries written by Georgia Commons

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A House Judiciary Committee substitute for HB 1348 would update how much Georgia courts can pay receivers who manage assets in civil cases, adding a new fee tier for larger funds and an overall 5 percent cap on total compensation.

### Plain-language summary

When a court appoints a receiver to take charge of a company's or person's assets during a lawsuit, Georgia law sets limits on how much that receiver and the attorney who brought the case can be paid out of the money recovered. This bill rewrites that fee schedule in O.C.G.A. § 9-8-13.
It keeps the existing percentage brackets for the first $10,000 (8 percent on the first $1,000, then declining percentages), but adds a new bracket of 2 percent on amounts between $10,000 and $20,000, and 0.5 percent on anything above $20,000, replacing the old flat 2 percent on all sums over $10,000. For receivers who keep running an insolvent business, the bill caps their pay at whichever is lower: normal industry pay for that kind of work, or the same percentage schedule. It also adds a new overall cap: total compensation under this chapter cannot exceed 5 percent of the total money the receiver takes in, unless a court orders otherwise. The bill also updates pronoun language to be gender neutral.

### What it does

- Adds a new fee tier so receivers earn 2 percent on funds between $10,000 and $20,000 and only 0.5 percent on amounts above $20,000, instead of a flat 2 percent on everything over $10,000.
- Caps compensation for a receiver who continues running an insolvent business at whichever is lower: standard industry pay or the same percentage-based commission schedule.
- Creates a new overall limit so total compensation paid to receivers and attorneys under this chapter cannot exceed 5 percent of total sums received, unless a court orders otherwise.
- Clarifies that compensation awarded to attorneys and receivers for their services cannot exceed the amounts set in the fee schedule.
- Updates the law's language from 'his' to 'his or her' when referring to a receiver.

### Who it affects

The change affects court-appointed receivers who manage assets or run businesses during civil lawsuits, the attorneys who file petitions to bring those assets into court, and the creditors or parties whose funds are being distributed, since it limits how much money goes to fees before the rest is distributed.

### Why it matters

By adding a 5 percent overall cap and a new lower fee tier for larger amounts, the bill would generally reduce how much of a recovered fund goes to receiver and attorney fees on bigger cases, leaving more money for the parties the fund is meant to benefit.

### Key provisions

- Section 1 rewrites O.C.G.A. § 9-8-13(b) to add a new tier of 2 percent on funds between $10,000 and $20,000 and 0.5 percent on sums above $20,000.
- Section 1 revises subsection (b)(2) so a receiver continuing an insolvent business is paid the lesser of normal industry compensation or the percentage-based commission schedule.
- Section 1 adds new subsection (c) language capping attorney and receiver compensation at the amounts set out in subsection (b).
- Section 1 adds new subsection (d), an overall cap limiting total compensation under the chapter to 5 percent of total sums received unless a court orders otherwise.
- Section 2 repeals any conflicting laws.

## Status

- Status: Introduced (2026-02-17)
- Last action: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (2026-02-24)
- Sponsors: Tyler Smith, Soo Hong, Stan Gunter, Rob Leverett, Buddy DeLoach
- Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73290

> The history, votes, and amendments (199 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb1348.md?full=1