GA HB1055

Increases fees across dozens of Georgia state agencies and programs, including agriculture licenses, pesticide registrations, fertilizer inspections, fire protection permits, court filing fees, sheriff's service fees, probate court costs, and magistrate court costs, with most increases ranging from 20% to over 100% of prior levels

Raises annual registration fees for business corporations, limited partnerships, and limited liability companies filed with the Secretary of State from $30.00 to $50.00, and increases special license plate fees from $25.00 to $35.00 for both initial issuance and annual renewal

Creates new fees including a $100.00 judicial operations fund fee for civil filings in superior court, a $50.00 judicial operations fund fee for state court civil filings, annual licensing fees for early care and education programs ($50.00–$250.00 based on capacity), and annual license fees for food sales establishments ($150.00–$550.00 based on type and size)

Significantly increases coin-operated amusement machine fees, raising annual permit fees from $25.00 to $200.00 per machine, master license fees (e.g., level three from $2,500.00 to $5,000.00), and penalties for operating without a permit sticker from $50.00 to $10,000.00 with mandatory license revocation

Consolidates and reorganizes Georgia's special license plate statutes by repealing numerous individual Code sections for specific plates and consolidating them into two main sections (revenue-sharing and non-revenue-sharing), while establishing standardized fee structures and requiring 1,000 prepaid applications before production