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type: "Bill"
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title: "Local government; increase term for municipal court judges from one year to two years; provisions"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 32 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding municipal courts, so as to increase the term for municipal court judges from one year to two years unless otherwise provided for in a municipality's charter; to provide for removal of municipal court judges for breach of contract; to provide for an effective date and applicability; 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 456"
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citation: "Georgia HB 456 (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: ["Deborah Silcox", "Eddie Lumsden", "J Collins", "Mitchell Scoggins", "Stan Gunter"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 18
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2023-02-16"
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last_action: "2024-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/817dbf39-fa49-4cb1-a617-ec4f708c4d4b"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "6c8f82576f44992f3aa8d63378e5c227aacbd81a8b00a360073d43da633ff61c"
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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 456 (2023_24) — Local government; increase term for municipal court judges from one year to two years; provisions
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 32 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding municipal courts, so as to increase the term for municipal court judges from one year to two years unless otherwise provided for in a municipality's charter; to provide for removal of municipal court judges for breach of contract; to provide for an effective date and applicability; 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 456/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/229085.pdf)
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2. **LC 48 1036S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/221079.pdf)
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3. **LC 48 1059S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/222968.pdf)
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4. **LC 48 1059S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/222510.pdf)
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5. **LC 49 1282/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/215066.pdf)
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6. **Sen Ctee sub LC 49 1883S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/226376.pdf)
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## Votes
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- House Vote #795 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **170–1** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #694 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **51–2** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #428 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **161–2** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Deborah Silcox — primary (person)
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- Eddie Lumsden — primary (person)
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- J Collins — primary (person)
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- Mitchell Scoggins — primary (person)
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- Stan Gunter — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-02-16** House Hopper `introduction`
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- **2023-02-21** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2023-02-22** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2024-01-11** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-01-25** House Withdrawn, Recommitted `referral-committee, withdrawal`
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- **2024-01-31** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-02-06** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2024-02-06** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2024-02-07** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2024-03-05** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-03-07** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2024-03-20** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2024-03-20** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2024-03-26** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
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- **2024-04-03** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-05-06** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2024-05-06** Act 575 `executive-signature`
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- **2024-07-01** 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/817dbf39-fa49-4cb1-a617-ec4f708c4d4b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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