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2025-2026 Regular Session

HB1534

Chatham County; State Court; provide additional judge

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the State Court of Chatham County, approved December 18, 1819 (Ga. L. 1819, p. 16), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 30, 2003 (Ga. L. 2003, p. 3667), so as to provide for an additional judge of the State Court of Chatham County; to provide for the election, powers, duties, jurisdiction, privileges, immunities, and compensation of such additional judge; to authorize the governing authority of Chatham County to provide facilities, office space, supplies, equipment, and personnel for such judge; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Legislative progress

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Senate committee substitute March 25, 2026 House committee reassignment April 2, 2026 Sent to Governor April 10, 2026 Governor approved May 12, 2026 Became law May 12, 2026

Recorded floor votes

3 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.

March 18, 2026 · House

Local Calendar : House Vote #712

Passed

161 yea–2 nay · 7 not voting · 6 absent

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March 25, 2026 · Senate

Local Consent Calendar: Senate Vote #799

Passed

50 yea–0 nay · 2 not voting · 2 absent

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April 2, 2026 · House

Supplemental Local Calendar #2: House Vote #871

Passed

101 yea–69 nay · 3 not voting · 3 absent

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Committee referrals

Instrument history

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  1. State Effective Date 2026-05-12
  2. State Act 672
  3. House House Date Signed by Governor
  4. House House Sent to Governor
  5. House House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
  6. House House Withdrawn, Recommitted
  7. Senate Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute View roll call
  8. Senate Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  9. Senate Senate Read and Referred
  10. House House Passed/Adopted View roll call
  11. House House Third Readers
  12. House House Committee Favorably Reported
  13. House House Second Readers
  14. House House First Readers
  15. House House Hopper
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