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| Bill | Superior courts; fifth judge of the Northeastern Judicial Circuit; provide | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-6-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the number of judges of superior courts, so as to provide for a fifth judge of the superior courts of the Northeastern Judicial Circuit; to provide for the appointment of such additional judge by the Governor; to provide for the election of successors to the judge initially appointed; to prescribe the powers of such judge; to declare inherent authority; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | us/states/ga | Georgia General Assembly | 2017_18 | HB 138 | Georgia HB 138 (2017_18) |
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Georgia HB 138 (2017_18) — Superior courts; fifth judge of the Northeastern Judicial Circuit; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-6-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the number of judges of superior courts, so as to provide for a fifth judge of the superior courts of the Northeastern Judicial Circuit; to provide for the appointment of such additional judge by the Governor; to provide for the election of successors to the judge initially appointed; to prescribe the powers of such judge; to declare inherent authority; to provide for related matters; to provide 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 — 158–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Emory Dunahoo — primary (person)
- Kevin Tanner — primary (person)
- Lee Hawkins — primary (person)
- Matt Dubnik — primary (person)
- Timothy Barr — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2017-01-25 House Hopper
- 2017-01-26 House First Readers
reading-1 - 2017-01-30 House Second Readers
reading-2 - 2017-02-09 House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
committee-passage-favorable - 2017-02-17 House Third Readers
reading-3 - 2017-02-17 House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
passage - 2017-02-21 Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee - 2017-03-20 Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
committee-passage-favorable - 2017-03-20 Senate Read Second Time
reading-2 - 2017-03-28 Senate Third Read
reading-3 - 2017-03-28 Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
passage - 2017-03-30 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 56
executive-signature - 2018-01-01 Effective Date
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/60ef311b-8041-4a47-8d11-e3526d5ad2c6. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).