Muscogee County; State Court; provide additional judge
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing the State Court of Muscogee County, approved December 20, 1884 (Ga. L. 1884-85, p. 455), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 19, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 4423), so as to provide an additional judge; to provide for the election of the initial additional judge; to provide for terms of office of said additional judge and successors to such judge; to provide for the powers and privileges of said additional judge; to provide for the compensation and expenses of said additional judge; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 9, 2026
Signed May 12, 2026
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The bill's title was updated to reflect that it has passed both the House and Senate, and the page header was modified to indicate the new version of the bill. These changes are primarily technical and administrative, confirming the bill's current legislative status rather than altering its substantive policy, scope, or requirements.
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The bill title was updated to include '(AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)', and the version identifier in the header was changed from 'LC 47 3769' to 'LC 47 3769/AP'.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 24, 2026 · House Feb 12, 2026
How they voted
51–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 52
Feb 24, 2026
D
Democratic20
100% Yea
R
Republican32
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 12, 2026
Signed into law
Act 661
upper
May 12, 2026
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Feb 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Feb 9, 2026
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Carmen Rice
RRepublican
P
Carolyn Hugley
DDemocratic
P
Debbie Buckner
DDemocratic
P
Teddy Reese
DDemocratic
P
Vance Smith
RRepublican
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