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type: "Bill"
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title: "Superior courts; additional judge of the Flint Judicial Circuit; provide"
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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 additional judge of the superior courts of the Flint Judicial Circuit; to provide for the appointment of such additional judge by the Governor; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; 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: "2019_20"
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identifier: "HB 786"
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citation: "Georgia HB 786 (2019_20)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Andrew Welch", "Demetrius Douglas", "El-Mahdi Holly", "Karen Mathiak", "Roger Rutledge", "Sandra Scott"]
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version_count: 7
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action_count: 18
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2020-01-16"
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last_action: "2020-07-29"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2bda00d1-0932-4c46-97a7-0a8a68f7b4aa"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "ec7bf15205657787f7a4d529d59585f48882c4a1960d3e4a53a6c2af2d29d295"
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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 786 (2019_20) — Superior courts; additional judge of the Flint Judicial Circuit; provide
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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 additional judge of the superior courts of the Flint Judicial Circuit; to provide for the appointment of such additional judge by the Governor; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; 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 786/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/195258.pdf)
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2. **LC 41 2185/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/188101.pdf)
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3. **LC 41 2279S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/190470.pdf)
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4. **LC 41 2279S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/189480.pdf)
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5. **SCSFA to HB786** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/194663.pdf)
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6. **Sen ctee sub LC 48 0216S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193361.pdf)
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7. **Sen floor amend 1 AM 41 0521** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/194619.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **160–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Andrew Welch — primary (person)
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- Demetrius Douglas — primary (person)
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- El-Mahdi Holly — primary (person)
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- Karen Mathiak — primary (person)
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- Roger Rutledge — primary (person)
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- Sandra Scott — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2020-01-16** House Hopper
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- **2020-01-27** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2020-01-28** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2020-02-05** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2020-02-20** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2020-02-20** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2020-02-21** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2020-06-15** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2020-06-16** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2020-06-24** Senate Tabled
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- **2020-06-24** Senate Taken from Table
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- **2020-06-24** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2020-06-24** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2020-06-26** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
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- **2020-06-30** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2020-07-29** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2020-07-29** Act 493 `executive-signature`
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- **2020-07-29** 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/2bda00d1-0932-4c46-97a7-0a8a68f7b4aa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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