---
type: "Bill"
title: "Superior Courts; Atlantic Judicial Circuit; additional judge; provide"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-6-2 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the number of judges of superior courts, so as to provide for an additional judge of the superior courts of the Atlantic Judicial Circuit; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "SB 66"
citation: "Georgia SB 66 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Billy Hickman", "Blake Tillery", "John F. Kennedy", "Mike Hodges", "Steve Gooch"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 20
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-02-01"
last_action: "2023-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f3e2f90d-a529-4494-9584-e163980187da"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "932ac0d43554ee7b07fa055706858cc89a3f27010194be590c2bbd4a01fa5aaf"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---

# Georgia SB 66 (2023_24) — Superior Courts; Atlantic Judicial Circuit; additional judge; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-6-2 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the number of judges of superior courts, so as to provide for an additional judge of the superior courts of the Atlantic Judicial Circuit; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **As introduced LC 44 2215** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/213365.pdf)
2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/217204.pdf)
3. **LC 44 2381S/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/219031.pdf)
4. **SB 66/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/219686.pdf)

## Votes

- Senate Vote #173 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Senate Vote #310 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **53–0** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #281 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **163–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Billy Hickman — primary (person)
- Blake Tillery — primary (person)
- John F. Kennedy — primary (person)
- Mike Hodges — primary (person)
- Steve Gooch — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-02-01** Senate Hopper `introduction`
- **2023-02-02** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-27** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-28** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2023-03-06** Senate Tabled
- **2023-03-06** Senate Taken from Table
- **2023-03-06** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2023-03-06** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2023-03-07** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2023-03-08** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2023-03-15** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-16** House Withdrawn, Recommitted `referral-committee, withdrawal`
- **2023-03-21** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-23** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2023-03-23** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2023-03-27** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
- **2023-04-05** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-01** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-01** Act 76 `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-01** Effective Date

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f3e2f90d-a529-4494-9584-e163980187da`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).