Courts; nonpartisan election of magistrates; provide
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Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 10 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to magistrate courts, so as to provide for nonpartisan election of magistrates;” Read the full text
2025-2026 regular session
What it does
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 10 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to magistrate courts, so as to provide for nonpartisan election of magistrates; to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elections and primaries generally, so as to revise provisions related to nonpartisan elections of judges of the probate court and magistrates; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date, a contingent
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
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House Hopper · Feb 12, 2025
House First Readers · Feb 13, 2025
House Second Readers · Feb 18, 2025
House Withdrawn, Recommitted · Feb 19, 2025
House Committee Favorably Reported · Feb 21, 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 13, 2025
Senate Read Second Time · Mar 18, 2025
Senate Engrossed · Mar 21, 2025
Senate Third Read · Mar 21, 2025
Senate Passed/Adopted · Mar 21, 2025
House Sent to Governor · Apr 7, 2025
House Date Signed by Governor · May 14, 2025
Act 302 · May 14, 2025
Effective Date · Jul 1, 2025
The numbers
7
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
New, KimberlyEfstration, ChuckBurchett, JamesSmith, Tyler PaulScoggins, MitchellPersinger, HoltWilliams, Rick
Recorded votes
PASSAGESenate · 2025-03-21 · yea 43, nay 11, notVoting 1, excused 1
PASSAGEHouse · 2025-03-04 · yea 111, nay 59, notVoting 4, excused 6
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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