Ben Hill County; Magistrate Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the assessment and collection of a technology fee by the Magistrate Court of Ben Hill County; to identify the authorized uses of such technology fee; to provide for the termination of such technology fee and dedication of residual funds; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 2, 2026
Signed May 11, 2026
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LC 62 0252/a
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The bill's title was updated to indicate it has passed both the House and Senate, and the document's internal version number was changed to reflect this final status. These are administrative updates confirming the bill's progression through the legislative process rather than changes to the actual laws or policies.
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Updated the bill title to include '(AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)' and changed the document version identifier from LC 62 0252 to LC 62 0252/AP to reflect its final legislative status.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 24, 2026 · House Feb 17, 2026
How they voted
51–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 52
Feb 24, 2026
D
Democratic20
100% Yea
R
Republican32
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 11, 2026
Signed into law
Act 541
upper
May 11, 2026
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Feb 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Feb 2, 2026
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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