Probate courts; modify certain requirements for probate judges
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 9 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to probate courts, so as to modify certain requirements for probate judges; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.” Read the full text
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2025-2026 regular session
Where it is
House Hopper · Jan 29, 2025
House First Readers · Jan 30, 2025
House Second Readers · Feb 3, 2025
House Committee Favorably Reported · Feb 4, 2025
House Third Readers · Mar 4, 2025
House Passed/Adopted · Mar 4, 2025
Senate Read and Referred · Mar 6, 2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported · Mar 11, 2025
Senate Read Second Time · Mar 13, 2025
Senate Third Read · Apr 2, 2025
Senate Passed/Adopted · Apr 2, 2025
House Sent to Governor · Apr 8, 2025
House Date Signed by Governor · May 14, 2025
Act 253 · May 14, 2025
Effective Date · Jul 1, 2025
The numbers
7
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
PASSAGESenate · 2025-04-02 · yea 48, nay 2, notVoting 3, excused 3
PASSAGEHouse · 2025-03-04 · yea 171, nay 0, notVoting 4, excused 5
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Georgia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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