Georgia Senate Bill 405 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on March 10 2020 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-06-19 - House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-6-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the number of superior court judges for each judicial circuit, so as to provide for an eleventh judge of the superior courts of the Cobb 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 county of such circuit; to declare inherent authority; to provide for related matters; to provide effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Superior Courts of the Cobb Judicial Circuit; eleventh judge; provide

Sen. Lindsey Tippins [R]	Sen. Michael Rhett [D]	Sen. Kay Kirkpatrick [R]	Sen. Jennifer Jordan [D]
Sen. Bruce Thompson [R]	Sen. Horacena Tate [D]	Rep. Andrew Welch [R]

2020-06-19 - House - House Vote #670 (Y: 109 N: 41 NV: 6 Abs: 24) [PASS]
2020-03-10 - Senate - Senate Vote #577 (Y: 51 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 4) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-06-19	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2020-06-19	House	House Third Readers
2020-06-16	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2020-03-13	House	House Second Readers
2020-03-12	House	House First Readers
2020-03-10	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted
2020-03-10	Senate	Senate Third Read
2020-02-26	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2020-02-25	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2020-02-21	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2020-02-20	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/57568
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/190408
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/192921
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/193749
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/57568#17601
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/57568#17799