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type: "Bill"
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title: "Coweta Judicial Circuit; superior court; provide eighth judge"
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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 eighth judge of the superior courts of the Coweta Judicial Circuit; 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: "2023_24"
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identifier: "HB 243"
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citation: "Georgia HB 243 (2023_24)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["David Huddleston", "David Jenkins", "Debbie Buckner", "J Collins", "Lynn Smith", "Mandisha Thomas", "Tyler Paul Smith"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 16
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2023-02-06"
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last_action: "2023-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/095d80a6-5c04-47a0-908a-c82a041f1eb6"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "e98d93781e9c98c4860fff949550805530b2d8f6c08c2538b6b73270a24ed6c8"
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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 243 (2023_24) — Coweta Judicial Circuit; superior court; provide eighth judge
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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 eighth judge of the superior courts of the Coweta Judicial Circuit; 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 243/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/220441.pdf)
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2. **LC 44 2227/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/213761.pdf)
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3. **LC 44 2273S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/215263.pdf)
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4. **LC 44 2273S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/214744.pdf)
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5. **Sen ctee sub LC 44 2362S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/218395.pdf)
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## Votes
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- House Vote #353 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **163–0** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #277 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **50–0** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #51 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **172–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- David Huddleston — primary (person)
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- David Jenkins — primary (person)
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- Debbie Buckner — primary (person)
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- J Collins — primary (person)
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- Lynn Smith — primary (person)
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- Mandisha Thomas — primary (person)
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- Tyler Paul Smith — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-02-06** House Hopper `introduction`
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- **2023-02-07** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2023-02-08** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2023-02-15** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-02-21** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2023-02-21** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2023-02-22** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-20** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-20** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-23** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2023-03-23** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2023-03-29** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
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- **2023-04-05** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-05-01** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2023-05-01** Act 62 `executive-signature`
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- **2023-07-01** 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/095d80a6-5c04-47a0-908a-c82a041f1eb6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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