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GA HB1540

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/12/2026

Primary Sponsor

James Burchett

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Authorizes the State Court of Ware County clerk to collect a technology fee up to $10.00 per civil action filing and up to $10.00 as a surcharge on each fine assessed by the court

  • Restricts fee usage exclusively to court technology needs: computer hardware/software purchases, leases, maintenance, and installation; imaging, scanning, facsimile, communications, projection, and printing equipment

  • Requires collected funds to be maintained in a segregated account by the state court clerk

  • Fee authority terminates on July 1, 2036, with any residual funds transferring to general Ware County technology uses at the Board of Commissioners' discretion

Legislative Description

Ware County; State Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee

Last Action

House First Readers

3/16/2026

Committee Referrals

Intragovernmental Coordination3/16/2026

Full Bill Text

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