Georgia House Bill 927 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Passed on May 3 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-07-01 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 15 of the O.C.G.A., relating to courts; to amend Chapter 6 of Title 5, Part 7 of Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 7, Chapter 6 of Title 9, Chapter 2 of Title 21, Article 3 of Chapter 4 of Title 23, Chapter 2 of Title 44, and Code Section 48-5-17, relating to certiorari and appeals to appellate courts generally, receivership powers and procedures generally, extraordinary writs, elections and primaries generally, decrees, recordation and registration of deeds and other instruments, and proceedings to determine county entitled to return and payment; to amend Chapter 2 of Title 15 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the Supreme Court; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

"Appellate Jurisdiction Reform Act of 2016"; enact

Rep. Christian Coomer [R]	Rep. Wendell Willard [R]	Rep. Robert Dickey [R]	Rep. Chad Nimmer [R]
Rep. Terry Rogers [R]	Rep. Jon Burns [R]	Sen. Bill Cowsert [R]

2016-03-22 - Senate - Senate Vote #682 (Y: 40 N: 16 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-22 - Senate - Senate Vote #689 (Y: 36 N: 18 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-18 - House - House Vote #556 (Y: 120 N: 45 NV: 7 Abs: 7) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-07-01		Effective Date
2016-05-03		Act 626
2016-05-03	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2016-03-29	House	House Sent to Governor
2016-03-22	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted
2016-03-22	Senate	Senate Third Read
2016-03-22	Senate	Senate Taken from Table
2016-03-22	Senate	Senate Tabled
2016-03-16	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2016-03-16	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2016-03-08	Senate	Senate Withdrawn & Recommitted
2016-02-19	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2016-02-18	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2016-02-18	House	House Third Readers
2016-02-16	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2016-02-09	House	House Second Readers
2016-02-08	House	House First Readers
2016-02-04	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/48158
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/156687
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/157432
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/157856
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/162068
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/161556
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/48158#13985
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/48158#14429
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/48158#14422