Georgia House Bill 28 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Passed on May 6 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-05-06 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-6-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the number of judges of superior courts, so as to provide for an additional judge of the superior courts of the Griffin Judicial Circuit; to provide for the appointment of such additional judge by the Governor; to provide for the election of successors to the judge initially appointed; to prescribe the powers of such judges; to prescribe the compensation, salary, and expense allowance of such judges to be paid by the State of Georgia and the counties included in such circuit; to declare inherent authority; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Griffin Judicial Circuit; additional judge of the superior court; provide

Rep. Karen Mathiak [R]	Rep. David Knight [R]	Rep. Ken Pullin [R]	Rep. Debra Bazemore [D]
Rep. David Stover [R]	Rep. Josh Bonner [R]	Sen. John Kennedy [R]

2019-03-14 - Senate - Senate Vote #191 (Y: 52 N: 1 NV: 2 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2019-02-07 - House - House Vote #19 (Y: 166 N: 6 NV: 1 Abs: 5) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-05-06		Effective Date
2019-05-06		Act 153
2019-05-06	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2019-04-04	House	House Sent to Governor
2019-03-14	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted
2019-03-14	Senate	Senate Third Read
2019-02-13	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2019-02-12	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2019-02-08	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2019-02-07	House	House Passed/Adopted
2019-02-07	House	House Third Readers
2019-01-30	House	House Committee Favorably Reported
2019-01-28	House	House Second Readers
2019-01-17	House	House First Readers
2019-01-16	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/54258
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/179571
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/185042
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/54258#16490
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/54258#16888