Georgia House passes bills on DA retirement age, 20-year utility contracts, traffic-stop guidance and vehicle title transfers
February 20, 2026 | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Committees, Legislative, Georgia
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The Georgia House on Thursday passed a package of measures that its leadership said clarify retirement rules, extend utility contract terms and ease vehicle-title transfers for inheritors.
House Bill 10‑20, introduced as a change to the state judicial retirement rules, was presented as aligning district attorneys’ retirement eligibility with recent adjustments to the judicial code. The bill’s presenter told members the measure provides for payment of monthly retirement benefits for creditable service as a district attorney at age 65. The clerk announced the vote: yays 164, nays 0; the measure received the requisite constitutional majority and was declared passed.
Representative Victor Anderson presented House Bill 10‑27, described as an electric-utility ratepayer protection bill that authorizes members of the Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia to enter retail electric‑sales contracts for up to 20 years if validated by a superior court judge. "This extends that to 20 years to allow for protection of the ratepayers," Anderson said during his presentation. The clerk recorded the vote as yays 162, nays 2; the bill passed.
Representative Marvin Lim presented House Bill 11‑61, which codifies a common safety practice for traffic stops: when safe, drivers should move toward the right-hand curb on approach of an authorized emergency or law‑enforcement vehicle. Lim said the measure is intended to create clarity where courts have left ambiguity and to encourage consistent behavior that can reduce stress in traffic stops. The clerk recorded yays 162, nays 2; the bill passed.
House Bill 11‑81 was presented by Representative Ballard to simplify the certificate-of-title process for motor vehicles after an owner’s death, allowing a decedent’s vehicle title to be issued directly to a first-degree relative in some circumstances. The House passed the bill (yays 166, nays 0).
Several procedural motions also occurred on the floor, including a motion to recommit House Bill 11‑80 to the Rules Committee, which the Speaker ordered. The House adjourned until Friday, Feb. 20, 2026 at 9:00 a.m.
What happens next: Passed bills will be enrolled for signature or proceed to the next steps specified by the legislative process; bills referred to committees will continue through committee calendars as scheduled.
Votes at a glance (selected floor tallies announced in session):
- HB 10‑20 (judicial retirement for DAs): y 164, n 0 — passed
- HB 10‑27 (municipal electric contracts, up to 20 years): y 162, n 2 — passed
- HB 11‑61 (traffic-stop conduct clarification): y 162, n 2 — passed
- HB 11‑81 (certificate-of-title transfers for decedents): y 166, n 0 — passed
Source: Floor proceedings, Georgia House of Representatives, Feb. 19, 2026.
House Bill 10‑20, introduced as a change to the state judicial retirement rules, was presented as aligning district attorneys’ retirement eligibility with recent adjustments to the judicial code. The bill’s presenter told members the measure provides for payment of monthly retirement benefits for creditable service as a district attorney at age 65. The clerk announced the vote: yays 164, nays 0; the measure received the requisite constitutional majority and was declared passed.
Representative Victor Anderson presented House Bill 10‑27, described as an electric-utility ratepayer protection bill that authorizes members of the Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia to enter retail electric‑sales contracts for up to 20 years if validated by a superior court judge. "This extends that to 20 years to allow for protection of the ratepayers," Anderson said during his presentation. The clerk recorded the vote as yays 162, nays 2; the bill passed.
Representative Marvin Lim presented House Bill 11‑61, which codifies a common safety practice for traffic stops: when safe, drivers should move toward the right-hand curb on approach of an authorized emergency or law‑enforcement vehicle. Lim said the measure is intended to create clarity where courts have left ambiguity and to encourage consistent behavior that can reduce stress in traffic stops. The clerk recorded yays 162, nays 2; the bill passed.
House Bill 11‑81 was presented by Representative Ballard to simplify the certificate-of-title process for motor vehicles after an owner’s death, allowing a decedent’s vehicle title to be issued directly to a first-degree relative in some circumstances. The House passed the bill (yays 166, nays 0).
Several procedural motions also occurred on the floor, including a motion to recommit House Bill 11‑80 to the Rules Committee, which the Speaker ordered. The House adjourned until Friday, Feb. 20, 2026 at 9:00 a.m.
What happens next: Passed bills will be enrolled for signature or proceed to the next steps specified by the legislative process; bills referred to committees will continue through committee calendars as scheduled.
Votes at a glance (selected floor tallies announced in session):
- HB 10‑20 (judicial retirement for DAs): y 164, n 0 — passed
- HB 10‑27 (municipal electric contracts, up to 20 years): y 162, n 2 — passed
- HB 11‑61 (traffic-stop conduct clarification): y 162, n 2 — passed
- HB 11‑81 (certificate-of-title transfers for decedents): y 166, n 0 — passed
Source: Floor proceedings, Georgia House of Representatives, Feb. 19, 2026.
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