Douglas Judicial Circuit; a fourth judge of the superior courts; 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 Code Section 15-6-2 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the number of judges of superior courts, so as to provide for a fourth judge of the superior courts of the Douglas Judicial Circuit;” Read the full text
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2025-2026 regular session
Where it is
Senate Hopper · Feb 4, 2025
Senate Read and Referred · Feb 5, 2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Feb 18, 2025
Senate Read Second Time · Feb 19, 2025
Senate Third Read · Feb 28, 2025
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute · 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 25 · Apr 30, 2025
Effective Date · Jul 1, 2025
The numbers
3
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
PASSAGEHouse · 2025-03-18 · yea 171, nay 0, notVoting 4, excused 5
PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTESenate · 2025-02-28 · yea 48, nay 6, notVoting 0, 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.
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