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Georgia General Assembly · SB 145 · Senate Date Signed by Governor (Act 26)

Augusta Judicial Circuit; a sixth judge of the superior courts; provide

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Became law
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Officially: “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 judges of superior courts, so as to provide for a sixth judge of the superior courts of the Augusta Judicial Circuit; Read the full text

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2025-2026 regular session

Where it is

Senate Hopper · Feb 11, 2025
Senate Read and Referred · Feb 12, 2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported · Feb 26, 2025
Senate Read Second Time · Feb 27, 2025
Senate Third Read · Feb 28, 2025
Senate Passed/Adopted · Feb 28, 2025
House First Readers · Mar 3, 2025
House Second Readers · Mar 4, 2025
House Committee Favorably Reported · Mar 13, 2025
House Third Readers · Mar 18, 2025
House Passed/Adopted · Mar 18, 2025
Senate Sent to Governor · Apr 7, 2025
Senate Date Signed by Governor · Apr 30, 2025
Act 26 · Apr 30, 2025
Effective Date · Apr 30, 2025

The numbers

4
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

Burns, MaxJones II, HaroldAnderson, LeeNewton, Mark

Recorded votes

PASSAGEHouse · 2025-03-18 · yea 172, nay 0, notVoting 3, excused 5
PASSAGESenate · 2025-02-28 · yea 53, nay 0, notVoting 1, excused 2
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.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Effective Date (Apr 30, 2025).