2023-2024 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

SB424: West Georgia Judicial Circuit; create

Legislative Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to create a new judicial circuit for the State of Georgia to be known as the West Georgia Judicial Circuit and to be composed of Carroll County and Heard County; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 6 of Title 15 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions regarding superior courts, so as to revise the composition, terms of court, and number of judges of the Coweta Judicial Circuit; to provide for the composition, terms of court, and number of judges of the West Georgia Judicial Circuit; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Bill History

1/29/2024
Senate Hopper
Senate
1/30/2024
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
2/7/2024
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
Senate
2/8/2024
Senate Read Second Time
Senate
2/13/2024
Senate Third Read
Senate
2/13/2024
Senate Passed/Adopted
Senate
2/15/2024
House First Readers
House of Representatives
2/16/2024
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
3/14/2024
House Committee Favorably Reported
House of Representatives
3/20/2024
House Third Readers
House of Representatives
3/20/2024
House Passed/Adopted
House of Representatives
4/2/2024
Senate Sent to Governor
Senate
5/6/2024
Senate Date Signed by Governor
Senate
5/6/2024
Act 615

Roll Call Votes

Passage: House Vote #725
3/20/2024
175
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage: Senate Vote #493
2/13/2024
47
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
7
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(5/6/2024)
Chamber
Senate
Sine Die

Sponsors

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text3/22/2024102.1 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text2/14/2024102.1 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/29/2024101.8 KB