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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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
March 25, 2026 · Senate
Local Consent Calendar: Senate Vote #799
Passed
50 yea–0 nay · 2 not voting · 2 absent
April 2, 2026 · House
Supplemental Local Calendar #2: House Vote #871
Passed
101 yea–69 nay · 3 not voting · 3 absent
Committee referrals
March 19, 2026 · Senate
State and Local Governmental Operations
March 10, 2026 · House
Intragovernmental Coordination
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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State Effective Date 2026-05-12
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State Act 672
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House House Date Signed by Governor
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House House Sent to Governor
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House House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
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House House Withdrawn, Recommitted
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Senate Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute View roll call
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Senate Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
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Senate Senate Read and Referred
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House House Passed/Adopted View roll call
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House House Third Readers
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House House Committee Favorably Reported
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House House Second Readers
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House House First Readers
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House House Hopper