Chatham County; Recorder's Court; revise responsibilities of chief judge; provisions
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for a chief judge of the Recorder's Court of Chatham County, approved March 31, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 5156), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 27, 1998 (Ga. L. 1998, p. 3557), so as to revise the responsibilities of the chief judge; to revise the method of selection of the chief judge; to provide for a court administrator; to provide for the hiring and discharge of same; to provide for the court administrator's responsibilities; to require the court administrator to provide a bond; to provide personnel policies and procedures of employees of the court; to authorize the adoption of rules, policies, or regulations; to provide for judges pro tempore; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2017
Committee Review
Mar 2017
House Passage
Mar 2017
Senate Passage
Mar 2017
Signed into Law
May 2017
Introduced Mar 10, 2017
Signed May 4, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 4, 2017
Signed into law
Act 144
upper
May 4, 2017
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 20, 2017
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 20, 2017
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Mar 16, 2017
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 15, 2017
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Mar 15, 2017
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill Hitchens
RRepublican
P
J. Craig Gordon
DDemocratic
P
Jesse Petrea
RRepublican
P
Mickey Stephens
DDemocratic
P
Ron Stephens
RRepublican
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