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| Bill | Council of Magistrate Court Judges; organization and provide for officers; increase authority | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 10 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to magistrate courts, so as to increase the authority by which the Council of Magistrate Court Judges can organize itself and provide for officers; to remove outdated provisions; to revise the bond amount required for each magistrate; to revise qualifications of magistrates; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | us/states/ga | Georgia General Assembly | 2019_20 | HB 257 | Georgia HB 257 (2019_20) |
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Georgia HB 257 (2019_20) — Council of Magistrate Court Judges; organization and provide for officers; increase authority
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 10 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to magistrate courts, so as to increase the authority by which the Council of Magistrate Court Judges can organize itself and provide for officers; to remove outdated provisions; to revise the bond amount required for each magistrate; to revise qualifications of magistrates; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- HB 257/AP* (committee substitute) — source
- LC 41 1782/a (committee substitute) — source
- Sen floor amend 1 AM 41 0450 (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- PASSAGE — 158–11 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Barry Fleming — primary (person)
- Deborah Silcox — primary (person)
- Katie Dempsey — primary (person)
- Matthew Gambill — primary (person)
- Mitchell Scoggins — primary (person)
- Trey Kelley — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2019-02-11 House Hopper
- 2019-02-12 House First Readers
reading-1 - 2019-02-13 House Second Readers
reading-2 - 2019-02-25 House Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable - 2019-02-28 House Postponed
- 2019-03-01 House Postponed
- 2019-03-04 House Third Readers
reading-3 - 2019-03-04 House Passed/Adopted
passage - 2019-03-05 Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee - 2019-03-21 Senate Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable - 2019-03-22 Senate Read Second Time
reading-2 - 2019-03-28 Senate Third Read
reading-3 - 2019-03-28 Senate Passed/Adopted
passage - 2019-04-04 House Sent to Governor
executive-receipt - 2019-05-06 House Date Signed by Governor
executive-signature - 2019-05-06 Act 227
executive-signature - 2019-07-01 Effective Date
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/6a6f9662-8781-4547-b025-8540efb7dc7d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).