SB 5 Georgia Senate · 2023 Special Session

State Court of Turner County; district attorney of the judicial circuit shall represent the state in all criminal prosecutions on or after January 1, 2024; perform the duties of the office of solicitor-general

Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the State Court of Turner County, approved April 18, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 4074), so as to provide that on and after January 1, 2024, the district attorney of the judicial circuit within which Turner County is located shall represent the state in all criminal prosecutions brought in the State Court of Turner County and shall perform the duties of the office of solicitor-general of the state court; to provide that no election shall be held for the office of solicitor-general of the state court; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2023
Committee Review
Dec 2023
Senate Passage
Dec 2023
House Passage
Dec 2023
Signed into Law
Dec 2023
Introduced Nov 29, 2023 Signed Dec 18, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Dec 4, 2023

How they voted

340
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 38
Dec 4, 2023
D Democratic15
13 Yea 2
86% Yea
R Republican23
21 Yea 2
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
13
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Dec 18, 2023
Signed into law
Act 6 EX
upper
Dec 18, 2023
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Dec 7, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Dec 7, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Dec 4, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Dec 4, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Nov 30, 2023
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Nov 29, 2023
Introduced
Senate Hopper
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Carden Summers
Carden Summers
RRepublican
GA
13