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
34–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 38
Dec 4, 2023
D
Democratic15
86% Yea
R
Republican23
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
Carden Summers
RRepublican
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