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type: "Bill"
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title: "Fulton County Magistrate Court; successor to chief judge currently serving shall be appointed by Governor; provide"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for the appointment of magistrates in Fulton County, approved March 18, 1983 (Ga. L. 1983, p. 4373), as amended, so as to provide that the successor to the chief magistrate judge of the Magistrate Court of Fulton County currently serving shall be appointed by the Governor; to provide that after one four-year term, the chief magistrate shall be elected in nonpartisan elections; to provide for the appointment of magistrates; to provide for the assignment of responsibilities; to provide for the filling of vacancies; to provide for submission of this Act for preclearance under the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
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legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
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session: "2013_14"
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identifier: "HB 443"
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citation: "Georgia HB 443 (2013_14)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Edward Lindsey", "Harry Geisinger", "Jan Jones", "Lynne Riley", "Mike Dudgeon", "Wendell Willard"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 17
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2013-02-21"
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last_action: "2013-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b54474ef-04c8-4f19-8f4d-645c3bf5f539"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "80f4b982339253b435da342441b7a1a8ac6019f10d4160a55aeb289856d90dbd"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
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---
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# Georgia HB 443 (2013_14) — Fulton County Magistrate Court; successor to chief judge currently serving shall be appointed by Governor; provide
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for the appointment of magistrates in Fulton County, approved March 18, 1983 (Ga. L. 1983, p. 4373), as amended, so as to provide that the successor to the chief magistrate judge of the Magistrate Court of Fulton County currently serving shall be appointed by the Governor; to provide that after one four-year term, the chief magistrate shall be elected in nonpartisan elections; to provide for the appointment of magistrates; to provide for the assignment of responsibilities; to provide for the filling of vacancies; to provide for submission of this Act for preclearance under the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **HB 443/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/135505.pdf)
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2. **LC 35 2902/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/131865.pdf)
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3. **Sen floor amend 1 AM 35 0328** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/135135.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Thomas-56th AM 35 0323 — **52–114** (fail) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Edward Lindsey — primary (person)
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- Harry Geisinger — primary (person)
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- Jan Jones — primary (person)
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- Lynne Riley — primary (person)
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- Mike Dudgeon — primary (person)
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- Wendell Willard — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2013-02-21** House Hopper
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- **2013-02-22** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2013-02-25** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2013-02-28** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2013-03-05** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2013-03-05** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2013-03-07** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2013-03-20** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2013-03-20** Senate Tabled
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- **2013-03-21** Senate Taken from Table
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- **2013-03-21** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2013-03-21** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2013-03-21** Senate Notice to Reconsider
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- **2013-04-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2013-05-07** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2013-05-07** Act 283 `executive-signature`
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- **2013-07-01** Effective Date
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b54474ef-04c8-4f19-8f4d-645c3bf5f539`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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