Superior Court of Banks County; move from the Piedmont Judicial Circuit to the Mountain Judicial Circuit
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 6 of Title 15 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions regarding the superior courts, so as to move the Superior Court of Banks County from the Piedmont Judicial Circuit to the Mountain Judicial Circuit; to revise the composition and terms of court of the Piedmont Judicial Circuit to the Mountain Judicial Circuit; to provide for the composition and terms of court of the Piedmont Judicial Circuit to the Mountain Judicial Circuit; to provide for related matters; to provide effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2023
House Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Feb 27, 2023
Signed May 6, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 6, 2023 · House Mar 21, 2024
How they voted
45–2
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 50
Mar 6, 2023
D
Democratic21
85% Yea
R
Republican29
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Amendments
1
May 6, 2024
Signed into law
Act 607
upper
May 6, 2024
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Mar 21, 2024
Introduced
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
upper
Mar 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Mar 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Mar 6, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 1, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 28, 2023
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 27, 2023
Introduced
Senate Hopper
upper
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bo Hatchett
RRepublican
P
John Kennedy
RRepublican
P
Matt Brass
RRepublican
P
Steve Gooch
RRepublican
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