Georgia House Bill 635

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: Passed on May 4 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-05-04 - Effective Date 2021-05-04
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 15 of the O.C.G.A., relating to courts, so as to provide that each judge of the superior court, state court, and probate court and each magistrate shall have authority to perform any lawful judicial act regardless of where he or she is physically located at the time of such act; to amend Title 17 of the O.C.G.A., relating to criminal procedure, so as to provide for the issuance of arrest warrants by a judge regardless of where such judge is physically located; to revise standards for holding a court of inquiry; 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 when superior courts are authorized to use alternative locations; to provide for criteria; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Courts; each judge of the superior court, state court, and probate court and each magistrate shall have authority to perform any lawful judicial act; provide

Rep. Rob Leverett [R]

Rep. Michael Wilensky [D]

Rep. Chuck Efstration [R]

Sen. Brian Strickland [R]

2021-03-31 - House - Agree Sen Sub: House Vote #374 (Y: 165 N: 1 NV: 10 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2021-03-29 - Senate - Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #302 (Y: 51 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2021-03-03 - House - Passage: House Vote #152 (Y: 166 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 10) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-05-04		Effective Date 2021-05-04
2021-05-04		Act 202
2021-05-04	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2021-04-07	House	House Sent to Governor
2021-03-31	House	House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
2021-03-29	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2021-03-29	Senate	Senate Third Read
2021-03-25	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2021-03-25	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2021-03-05	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2021-03-03	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2021-03-03	House	House Third Readers
2021-02-26	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2021-02-25	House	House Second Readers
2021-02-24	House	House First Readers
2021-02-24	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/60047
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/198683
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/198930
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/199526
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/201383
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/202548
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/60047#18317
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/60047#18712
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/60047#18815