Superior Courts; provide for additional judge of the Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit
Summary
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 superior court judges for each judicial circuit; to amend an Act entitled "An Act to amend Code Section 15-6-2 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the superior courts, so as to provide for additional judges of the Atlanta Judicial Circuit, the Bell-Forsyth Judicial Circuit, the Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit, the Cobb Judicial Circuit, the Tallapoosa Judicial Circuit, and the Towaliga Judicial Circuit," approved March 27, 2000 (Ga. L. 2000, p. 205), so as to change the method of selection of the chief judge of the Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit; to provide for the duties of the chief judge and presiding judge of said circuit; to provide effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2013
Committee Review
Mar 2013
Senate Passage
Mar 2013
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 13, 2013
Last action Mar 28, 2013
Floor votes · Senate Mar 7, 2013
How they voted
35–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 37
Mar 7, 2013
D
Democratic9
77% Yea
R
Republican28
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Mar 28, 2013
Committee
House Withdrawn, Recommitted
lower
Mar 25, 2013
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Mar 7, 2013
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Mar 4, 2013
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Feb 14, 2013
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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