West Georgia Judicial Circuit; create
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to create a new judicial circuit for the State of Georgia to be known as the West Georgia Judicial Circuit and to be composed of Carroll County and Heard County; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 6 of Title 15 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions regarding superior courts, so as to revise the composition, terms of court, and number of judges of the Coweta Judicial Circuit; to provide for the composition, terms of court, and number of judges of the West Georgia Judicial Circuit; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Jan 29, 2024
Signed May 6, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 13, 2024 · House Mar 20, 2024
How they voted
42–1
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 49
Feb 13, 2024
D
Democratic21
76% Yea
R
Republican28
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 6, 2024
Signed into law
Act 615
upper
May 6, 2024
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Mar 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Mar 14, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Feb 13, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Feb 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Jan 30, 2024
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Jan 29, 2024
Introduced
Senate Hopper
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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