Montgomery County - Subject to local approval, creates a fifth General Sessions and Juvenile Court of Montgomery County. - Amends Chapter 232 of the Private Acts of 1953; as amended.
HB 1419 creates a fifth division of Montgomery County's General Sessions and Juvenile Courts, directly affecting Montgomery County court operations. The bill establishes a new judge position for this division, initially appointed by the county legislative body until 2026, then elected every eight years starting in 2026. It updates the presiding judge rotation to include the new division and requires the county legislative body to approve the bill by a two-thirds vote before implementation. The new division will operate with the same court powers, jurisdiction, and funding requirements as existing divisions.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Mar 6, 2025
Signed May 21, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Apr 17, 2025 · House Apr 14, 2025
How they voted
38–0
Passed
Total votes 38
Apr 17, 2025
D
Democratic7
100% Yea
R
Republican31
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
14
Committee
10
May 21, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
May 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Apr 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0
upper
Apr 15, 2025
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 1
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/10/2025
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 4/9/2025
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/9/2025
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 4/2/2025
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/2/2025
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/26/2025
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to State & Local Government Committee
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Private Acts Committee for 3/17/2025
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Committee
P2C, ref. to Private Acts Committee - State & Local Government Committee
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jeff Burkhart
RRepublican
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