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| Bill | Courts; Judicial Qualifications Commission; change provisions | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions for courts, so as to change provisions relating to the Judicial Qualifications Commission; to expand the membership of the commission and provide for panels; to provide for duties and responsibilities; to provide for appointment of members, filling of vacancies, and confirmation; to provide for definitions; to provide for rules; to provide for confidentiality and exceptions; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | us/states/ga | Georgia General Assembly | 2017_18 | HB 126 | Georgia HB 126 (2017_18) |
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Georgia HB 126 (2017_18) — Courts; Judicial Qualifications Commission; change provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions for courts, so as to change provisions relating to the Judicial Qualifications Commission; to expand the membership of the commission and provide for panels; to provide for duties and responsibilities; to provide for appointment of members, filling of vacancies, and confirmation; to provide for definitions; to provide for rules; to provide for confidentiality and exceptions; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- PASSAGE — 176–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Christian Coomer — primary (person)
- Jay Powell — primary (person)
- John Meadows — primary (person)
- Mary Oliver — primary (person)
- Trey Kelley — primary (person)
- Wendell Willard — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2017-01-25 House Hopper
- 2017-01-25 House First Readers
reading-1 - 2017-01-26 House Second Readers
reading-2 - 2017-02-07 House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
committee-passage-favorable - 2017-02-09 House Third Readers
reading-3 - 2017-02-09 House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
passage - 2017-02-10 Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee - 2017-03-22 Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
committee-passage-favorable - 2017-03-22 Senate Read Second Time
reading-2 - 2017-03-28 Senate Third Read
reading-3 - 2017-03-28 Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
passage - 2017-03-28 House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- 2017-04-05 House Sent to Governor
executive-receipt - 2017-05-01 House Date Signed by Governor
executive-signature - 2017-05-01 Act 51
executive-signature - 2017-07-01 Effective Date
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/ee061f2e-7c3b-4cd4-b299-edd9528598f4. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).