Georgia Senate Bill 9 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 8-0)
Status: Passed on March 25 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-03-25 - Effective Date 2021-07-01
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to create a new judicial circuit for the State of Georgia, to be known as the Columbia Judicial Circuit and to be composed of Columbia County; to provide for the transfer of certain funds from the Augusta Judicial Circuit to the Columbia Judicial Circuit; to provide for and allocate circuit-wide costs and expenditures; to conform the county salary supplements for the judges of the Augusta Judicial Circuit; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 6 of Title 15 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions regarding the superior courts, so as to revise the composition and terms of court of the Augusta Judicial Circuit; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Courts; the Columbia Judicial Circuit and to be composed of Columbia County; create a new judicial circuit for the State of Georgia

Sen. Lee Anderson [R]	Sen. Max Burns [R]	Sen. Brian Strickland [R]	Sen. Butch Miller [R]
Sen. Jeff Mullis [R]	Sen. John Kennedy [R]	Sen. Bill Cowsert [R]	Rep. Mark Newton [R]

2021-03-22 - Senate - Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #247 (Y: 51 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2021-03-22 - House - Passage: House Vote #276 (Y: 96 N: 70 NV: 3 Abs: 11) [PASS]
2021-02-01 - Senate - Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #16 (Y: 51 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-03-25		Effective Date 2021-07-01
2021-03-25		Act 7
2021-03-25	Senate	Senate Date Signed by Governor
2021-03-24	Senate	Senate Sent to Governor
2021-03-22	Senate	Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
2021-03-22	House	House Immediately Transmitted to Senate
2021-03-22	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2021-03-22	House	House Third Readers
2021-03-16	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2021-03-11	House	House Withdrawn, Recommitted
2021-02-04	House	House Committee Favorably Reported
2021-02-03	House	House Second Readers
2021-02-02	House	House First Readers
2021-02-01	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2021-02-01	Senate	Senate Third Read
2021-01-29	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2021-01-28	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2021-01-14	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2021-01-13	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/58907
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/195752
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/196141
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/196462
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/200452
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/201002
Amendment	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/196415
Amendment	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/196424
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/58907#18092
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/58907#18575
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/58907#18591