2025-2026 Regular Session
HB426
Courts; nonpartisan election of magistrates; provide
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 effective date and automatic repeal; 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 4, 2025 · House
Passage: House Vote #180
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
111 yea–59 nay · 4 not voting · 6 absent
March 21, 2025 · Senate
Motion To Engross: Hb 266, Hb 426: Senate Vote #266
Passed
32 yea–22 nay · 1 not voting · 1 absent
March 21, 2025 · Senate
Passage: Senate Vote #271
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
43 yea–11 nay · 1 not voting · 1 absent
Committee referrals
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 2025-07-01
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State Act 302
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House House Date Signed by Governor
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House House Sent to Governor
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Senate Senate Passed/Adopted
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Senate Senate Third Read
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Senate Senate Engrossed
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Senate Senate Read Second Time
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Senate Senate Committee Favorably Reported
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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 Withdrawn, Recommitted
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House House Second Readers
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House House First Readers
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House House Hopper