Gwinnett County; State Court; provide eighth judge January 1, 2027 and ninth judge January 1, 2028
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to continue and re-create the State Court of Gwinnett County, approved March 23, 1977 (Ga. L. 1977, p. 3331), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 2, 2022 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 6031), so as to provide for an eighth judge for the State Court of Gwinnett County beginning January 1, 2027; to provide for a ninth judge for said court beginning January 1, 2028; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Jan 28, 2026
Signed May 12, 2026
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The bill text was updated to reflect that it has passed both the House and Senate, indicating it is now in its final amended form. The version identifier was changed from the original committee draft (LC 47 3884) to the approved version (LC 47 3884/AP).
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The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; only the versioning and status metadata were updated.
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The bill title was updated to include '(AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)', and the version number was changed from 'LC 47 3884' to 'LC 47 3884/AP' to signify the bill has been approved by both legislative chambers.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 16, 2026 · House Feb 6, 2026
How they voted
41–1
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 47
Mar 16, 2026
D
Democratic18
77% Yea
R
Republican29
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 12, 2026
Signed into law
Act 647
upper
May 12, 2026
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 16, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 16, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 9, 2026
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Feb 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Jan 28, 2026
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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