Georgia Senate Bill 5 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Passed on December 18 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-12-18 - Effective Date 2023-12-18
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the State Court of Turner County, approved April 18, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 4074), so as to provide that on and after January 1, 2024, the district attorney of the judicial circuit within which Turner County is located shall represent the state in all criminal prosecutions brought in the State Court of Turner County and shall perform the duties of the office of solicitor-general of the state court; to provide that no election shall be held for the office of solicitor-general of the state court; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

State Court of Turner County; district attorney of the judicial circuit shall represent the state in all criminal prosecutions on or after January 1, 2024; perform the duties of the office of solicitor-general

Sen. Carden Summers [R]

Rep. Clay Pirkle [R]

2023-12-07 - House - Local Calendar : House Vote #17 (Y: 157 N: 0 NV: 19 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2023-12-04 - House - Suspend The Rules: House Vote #11 (Y: 80 N: 49 NV: 36 Abs: 15) [FAIL]
2023-12-04 - Senate - Local Consent Calendar: Senate Vote #14 (Y: 52 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-12-18		Effective Date 2023-12-18
2023-12-18		Act 6 EX
2023-12-18	Senate	Senate Date Signed by Governor
2023-12-07	Senate	Senate Sent to Governor
2023-12-07	House	House Passed/Adopted
2023-12-07	House	House Third Readers
2023-12-07	House	House Committee Favorably Reported
2023-12-06	House	House Second Readers
2023-12-05	House	House First Readers
2023-12-04	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted
2023-12-04	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2023-11-30	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2023-11-29	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/65867
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/2023EX/220617
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/2023EX/220695
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/2023EX/220791
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/65867#21725
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/65867#21722
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/65867#21736