Magistrates Retirement Fund; early retirement benefit; provide
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 25 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the magistrates retirement fund, so as to provide for an early retirement benefit; to provide for an employee contribution increase; to replace the statutory maximum monthly compensation used to calculate a benefit with an amount determined by the board; to increase the maximum number of years of service used to calculate a benefit; to provide for related matters; to provide conditions for an effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 26, 2025
Signed May 11, 2026
Maddy AI version diff · 3 comparisons
What changed between versions
LC 56 0697S/hss
→
SB 261/AP*
·
3 edits
MINOR
The document represents a procedural update where a House substitute bill was replaced by the Senate's version of SB 261 as it passed the Senate. The changes are primarily technical, involving the removal of the substitute committee header and the addition of the 'AS PASSED' designation, indicating the bill has moved to the next stage of the legislative process.
TECHNICAL
Removed the header indicating this was a substitute bill offered by the House Committee on Retirement.
Added the title 'Senate Bill 261' and the status 'AS PASSED', signifying the bill has been approved by the Senate.
Updated page headers from 'S. B. 261 (SUB)' to 'S. B. 261' to reflect the bill's current version.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 4, 2026 · House Mar 31, 2026
How they voted
46–1
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 48
Mar 4, 2026
D
Democratic19
94% Yea
R
Republican29
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Amendments
1
May 11, 2026
Signed into law
Act 490
upper
May 11, 2026
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Apr 2, 2026
Introduced
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
upper
Mar 31, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Mar 31, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Mar 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Feb 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 26, 2025
Introduced
Senate Hopper
upper
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Ask Maddy
·
AI policy assistant
Ask Maddy about SB 261
Scope: GA
Hi! I can help you understand SB 261. What would you like to know?
Try one of these
i
Maddy answers using official bill text and legislative records. Always verify before sharing.
Sources cited inline