--- title: SB 329. Flint Judicial Circuit; chief judge; annual stipend in addition to county compensation to superior court judges; provide collection: bills id: 2025-2026/sb329 cite_as: SB 329, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sb329 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sb329.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sb329/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71263 date: 2025-05-13 status: passed corpus_version: bills-2026-08-28 license: Public record of the Georgia General Assembly, via LegiScan; see about.md publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. Not legal advice. up: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026.md previous: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sb328.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sb330.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 890 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sb329.md?full=1 bill_number: SB 329 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: Senate bill_type: bill status_date: 2025-05-13 last_action: Effective Date 2025-05-13 sponsors: - Brian Strickland - Gail Davenport - Ricky Williams - Emanuel Jones - Noelle Kahaian text_version: Enrolled has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/SB329/2025 upstream_id: 1996828 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - judicial pay - Henry County - Flint Judicial Circuit - local legislation - court funding --- # SB 329. Flint Judicial Circuit; chief judge; annual stipend in addition to county compensation to superior court judges; provide ## Text 25 LC 62 0167 Senate Bill 329 By: Senators Strickland of the 42nd, Davenport of the 17th, Williams of the 25th and Jones of the 10th AS PASSED A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend an Act providing supplements to the salaries of the judges of superior court, the1 district attorney, and the chief assistant district attorney of the Flint Judicial Circuit, approved2 March 21, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 705), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 9,3 1999 (Ga. L. 1999, p. 4169), so as to provide the chief judge w ith an annual stipend in4 addition to county compensation to superior court judges; to provide for related matters; to5 repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:7 SECTION 1.8 An Act providing supplements to the salaries of the judges of s uperior court, the district9 attorney, and the chief assistant district attorney of the Flin t Judicial Circuit, approved10 March 21, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 705), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 9,11 1999 (Ga. L. 1999, p. 4169), is amended by adding a new section to read as follows:12 "SECTION 1.1.13 The governing authority of Henry County, such county comprising the Flint Judicial14 Circuit, shall provide from county funds an annual stipend in addition to the compensation15 received from state funds for the chief judge of the superior c ourt in the amount of16 S. B. 329 - 1 - 25 LC 62 0167 $10,000.00 per year, to be paid in 12 equal monthly payments. The stipend provided by17 this section shall be in addition to any county supplements provided to each judge of the18 superior court."19 SECTION 2.20 All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.21 S. B. 329 - 2 - ## Summaries written by Georgia Commons The following was written by claude-sonnet-5 from the text above and is not part of the bill. Quote the text, not the summary. A Senate bill would give the chief judge of the Flint Judicial Circuit superior court an extra $10,000 annual stipend from Henry County funds, on top of existing judicial pay. ### Plain-language summary Georgia law already lets Henry County, which makes up the Flint Judicial Circuit, supplement the state-paid salaries of its superior court judges, district attorney, and chief assistant district attorney. This bill amends that 1984 law (as later amended in 1999) to add a new benefit specifically for the circuit's chief judge. Under the bill, Henry County's governing authority would have to pay the chief judge of the superior court an additional $10,000 per year from county funds, split into 12 equal monthly payments. This stipend comes on top of any other county supplements already given to superior court judges in the circuit. The bill also repeals any conflicting laws. ### What it does - Adds a new Section 1.1 to the 1984 Flint Judicial Circuit salary supplement law requiring an annual stipend for the chief judge. - Requires Henry County's governing authority to pay the chief judge of the superior court $10,000 per year from county funds. - Specifies the stipend be paid in 12 equal monthly installments rather than a lump sum. - Clarifies this stipend is in addition to, not a replacement for, any other county supplements paid to superior court judges. - Repeals any existing laws that conflict with this new provision. ### Who it affects The chief judge of the superior court in the Flint Judicial Circuit (Henry County) would receive the new stipend, and Henry County's governing authority would be responsible for budgeting and paying it from county funds. ### Why it matters The chief judge in this specific Georgia circuit would receive a guaranteed $10,000 yearly pay increase funded by Henry County, distinct from the state salary and any other local supplements, changing how county funds are allocated to judicial compensation. ### Key provisions - Section 1 amends the 1984 Flint Judicial Circuit salary supplement Act (Ga. L. 1984, p. 705), as amended in 1999, by inserting new Section 1.1. - New Section 1.1 requires Henry County to pay the chief judge of the superior court a $10,000 annual stipend from county funds, in 12 equal monthly payments. - New Section 1.1 states the stipend is in addition to any other county supplements already provided to superior court judges. - Section 2 repeals all laws and parts of laws that conflict with this Act. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-05-13) - Last action: Effective Date 2025-05-13 (2025-05-13) - Sponsors: Brian Strickland, Gail Davenport, Ricky Williams, Emanuel Jones, Noelle Kahaian - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71263 > The history, votes, and amendments (890 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sb329.md?full=1