Courts; change name of Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit to DeKalb Judicial Circuit
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 6 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding superior courts, so as to change the name of the Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit to the DeKalb Judicial Circuit; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2024
House Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Jan 31, 2023
Signed May 6, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 26, 2024 · House Feb 7, 2024
How they voted
46–1
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 50
Mar 26, 2024
D
Democratic21
90% Yea
R
Republican29
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 6, 2024
Signed into law
Act 585
upper
May 6, 2024
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 8, 2024
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Jan 31, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Jan 31, 2023
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Billy Mitchell
DDemocratic
P
Karen Bennett
DDemocratic
P
Omari Crawford
DDemocratic
P
Saira Draper
DDemocratic
P
Shea Roberts
DDemocratic
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