← All legislation

2025-2026 Regular Session

HB55

Alapaha Judicial Circuit; superior courts; provide for an additional judge

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 an additional judge of the superior courts of the Alapaha Judicial Circuit; to provide for the appointment and term of such additional judge by the Governor; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Legislative progress

i

This summary includes only completed milestones supported by recorded actions. It does not predict the next step, and it preserves later committee reassignments, concurrence, conference, veto, and approval actions when they occur.

House committee reassignment January 30, 2025 House committee substitute February 4, 2025 Senate committee substitute March 11, 2025 Sent to Governor April 7, 2025 Governor approved May 13, 2025 Became law May 13, 2025

Recorded floor votes

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

February 12, 2025 · House

Passage: House Vote #27

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

166 yea–1 nay · 6 not voting · 7 absent

View roll call

March 20, 2025 · Senate

Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #254

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

51 yea–1 nay · 4 absent

View roll call

March 25, 2025 · House

Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #314

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

166 yea–0 nay · 9 not voting · 5 absent

View roll call

Committee referrals

Instrument history

i

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.

  1. State Effective Date 2025-05-13
  2. State Act 171
  3. House House Date Signed by Governor
  4. House House Sent to Governor
  5. House House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
  6. Senate Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute View roll call
  7. Senate Senate Third Read
  8. Senate Senate Read Second Time
  9. Senate Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  10. Senate Senate Read and Referred
  11. House House Passed/Adopted By Substitute View roll call
  12. House House Third Readers
  13. House House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  14. House House Withdrawn, Recommitted
  15. House House Committee Favorably Reported
  16. House House Second Readers
  17. House House First Readers
  18. House House Hopper
Source provenance