HB 748: Carroll County; change compensation of coroner

Carroll County's coroner is currently paid under a 1973 state law that set the office's salary, last updated in 1997. This bill rewrites that section to set a new annual base salary of $43,620.00 for the coroner, paid monthly from county funds, plus a yearly expense allowance of $3,100.00, also paid monthly under conditions set by the county governing authority. The bill also states that these amounts will keep getting annual adjustments going forward, using the formula already laid out in Georgia's local officials' pay law (O.C.G.A. § 36-5-28). The change would take effect July 1, 2025, and the bill repeals any conflicting laws.

• Sets the Carroll County coroner's annual base salary at $43,620.00, paid monthly from county funds.
• Sets a separate annual expense allowance of $3,100.00 for the coroner, paid monthly under conditions the county governing authority may set.
• Ties future pay changes to the annual adjustment formula in O.C.G.A. § 36-5-28 rather than requiring a new local law each time.
• Sets the effective date of the new salary as July 1, 2025.
• Repeals any prior laws that conflict with the new pay arrangement.

The bill directly affects the coroner of Carroll County, whose pay and benefits it sets, and the Carroll County governing authority, which administers the salary and expense payments from county funds.

For Carroll County, this determines exactly how much its coroner is paid each year and how that pay will adjust over time, affecting the county budget and the compensation of the person responsible for investigating deaths in the county.

• Section 1 rewrites Section 2 of the 1973 Carroll County coroner salary Act to set the new base salary and expense allowance figures.
• Section 1 also applies the automatic annual adjustment mechanism under O.C.G.A. § 36-5-28 to future increases.
• Section 2 sets the effective date of the changes as July 1, 2025.
• Section 3 repeals any conflicting laws.

1. 2025-05-13Effective Date 2025-07-01
2. 2025-05-13Act 166
3. 2025-05-13House Date Signed by Governor (Cámara de Representantes)
4. 2025-04-07House Sent to Governor (Cámara de Representantes)
5. 2025-03-28Senate Passed/Adopted (Senado)
6. 2025-03-28Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senado)
7. 2025-03-25Senate Read and Referred (Senado)
8. 2025-03-21House Passed/Adopted (Cámara de Representantes)

• Tyler Smith (R, HD-018)Patrocinador principal
• Lynn Smith (R, HD-070)
• David Huddleston (R, HD-072)
• Jutt Howard (R, HD-071)

1. AprobadaVotación: Cámara de Representantes21 de marzo de 2025

   158 a favor, 0 en contra (9 sin votar, 13 ausentes)

   Local Calendar : House Vote #293

2. AprobadaVotación: Senado28 de marzo de 2025

   53 a favor, 0 en contra (1 sin votar, 2 ausentes)

   Local Consent Calendar: Senate Vote #313

• Carroll County government
• coroner salary
• local legislation
• county officials pay