Georgia House Bill 443 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 6)
Status: Passed on May 7 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-07-01 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for the appointment of magistrates in Fulton County, approved March 18, 1983 (Ga. L. 1983, p. 4373), as amended, so as to provide that the successor to the chief magistrate judge of the Magistrate Court of Fulton County currently serving shall be appointed by the Governor; to provide that after one four-year term, the chief magistrate shall be elected in nonpartisan elections; to provide for the appointment of magistrates; to provide for the assignment of responsibilities; to provide for the filling of vacancies; to provide for submission of this Act for preclearance under the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Fulton County Magistrate Court; successor to chief judge currently serving shall be appointed by Governor; provide

Rep. Wendell Willard [R]	Rep. Harry Geisinger [R]	Rep. Jan Jones [R]	Rep. Edward Lindsey [R]
Rep. Mike Dudgeon [R]	Rep. Lynne Riley [R]

2013-03-21 - Senate - Senate Vote #215 (Y: 35 N: 13 NV: 4 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2013-03-21 - Senate - Senate Vote #219 (Y: 11 N: 30 NV: 7 Abs: 8) [FAIL]
2013-03-21 - Senate - Senate Vote #220 (Y: 29 N: 12 NV: 8 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2013-03-05 - House - House Vote #187 (Y: 52 N: 114 NV: 13 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2013-03-05 - House - House Vote #188 (Y: 110 N: 56 NV: 13 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-07-01		Effective Date
2013-05-07		Act 283
2013-05-07	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2013-04-01	House	House Sent to Governor
2013-03-21	Senate	Senate Notice to Reconsider
2013-03-21	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted
2013-03-21	Senate	Senate Third Read
2013-03-21	Senate	Senate Taken from Table
2013-03-20	Senate	Senate Tabled
2013-03-20	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2013-03-07	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2013-03-05	House	House Passed/Adopted
2013-03-05	House	House Third Readers
2013-02-28	House	House Committee Favorably Reported
2013-02-25	House	House Second Readers
2013-02-22	House	House First Readers
2013-02-21	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/39124
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20132014/131865
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20132014/135135
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20132014/135505
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/39124#9774
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/39124#9773
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/39124#10979
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/39124#10978
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/39124#10974