Georgia House Bill 742 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Passed on April 15 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-04-15 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-6-2 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the number of judges of superior courts, so as to provide for a seventh judge of the superior courts of the Coweta Judicial Circuit; to provide for the appointment of such additional judge by the Governor; to provide for the election of successors to the judge initially appointed; to prescribe the powers of such judge; to prescribe the compensation, salary, and expense allowance of such judge to be paid by the State of Georgia and the counties comprising said circuit; to authorize the governing authority of the counties that comprise the Coweta Judicial Circuit to provide facilities, office space, supplies, equipment, and personnel for such judges; to declare inherent authority; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Coweta Judicial Circuit; superior courts; provide for seventh judge

Rep. Randy Nix [R]	Rep. Kevin Cooke [R]	Rep. David Stover [R]	Rep. John Pezold [R]
Rep. Carl Von Epps [D]	Rep. Lynn Smith [R]	Sen. Joshua McKoon [R]

2014-03-13 - Senate - Senate Vote #627 (Y: 48 N: 0 NV: 5 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2014-03-03 - House - House Vote #649 (Y: 160 N: 1 NV: 13 Abs: 6) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-04-15		Effective Date
2014-04-15		Act 506
2014-04-15	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2014-03-24	House	House Sent to Governor
2014-03-13	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted
2014-03-13	Senate	Senate Third Read
2014-03-13	Senate	Senate Taken from Table
2014-03-13	Senate	Senate Tabled
2014-03-10	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2014-03-07	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2014-03-04	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2014-03-03	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2014-03-03	House	House Third Readers
2014-02-25	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2014-01-16	House	House Second Readers
2014-01-15	House	House First Readers
2014-01-14	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/40548
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20132014/137446
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20132014/141341
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20132014/141839
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20132014/143764
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/40548#11658
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/40548#11836