Columbus, City of; Municipal Court; provide that the sheriff of Muscogee County shall be the ex officio marshal of said court
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing the Municipal Court of Columbus, Georgia, approved August 12, 1915 (Ga. L. 1915, p. 63), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 29, 1983 (Ga. L. 1983, p. 4443) and an Act approved June 2, 2010 (Ga. L. 2010, p. 3956), so as to provide that the sheriff of Muscogee County shall be the ex officio marshal of said court; to consolidate said marshal's office into the said sheriff's department; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Feb 2020
Introduced Feb 20, 2020
Signed Feb 28, 2020
Floor votes · House Feb 25, 2020
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Feb 28, 2020
Signed into law
Act 325
upper
Feb 28, 2020
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Feb 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Feb 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 25, 2020
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 25, 2020
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Feb 25, 2020
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Calvin Smyre
DDemocratic
P
Carolyn Hugley
DDemocratic
P
Debbie Buckner
DDemocratic
P
Richard Smith
RRepublican
P
Vance Smith
RRepublican
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