Magistrate Court of Chatham County; provide chief magistrate shall appoint any pro tempore magistrates
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act making provisions for the Magistrate Court of Chatham County and abolishing the Municipal Court of Savannah, approved March 21, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 4422), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 27, 1995 (Ga. L. 1995, p. 3751), so as to provide that the chief magistrate of Chatham County shall appoint any pro tempore magistrates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2013
Committee Review
Mar 2013
Senate Passage
Mar 2013
House Passage
Mar 2013
Signed into Law
Apr 2013
Introduced Mar 20, 2013
Signed Apr 24, 2013
Floor votes · Senate Mar 25, 2013
How they voted
30–0
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 37
Mar 25, 2013
D
Democratic9
55% Yea
R
Republican28
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Apr 24, 2013
Signed into law
Act 77
upper
Apr 24, 2013
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Mar 28, 2013
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Mar 28, 2013
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Mar 25, 2013
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 25, 2013
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Mar 21, 2013
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Lester Jackson
DDemocratic
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