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2025-2026 Regular Session

HB722

Bryan County; State Court; provide for a chief judge and an associate judge

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing the State Court of Bryan County (formerly the City Court of Pembroke), approved January 10, 1938 (Ga. L. 1937-38, Ex. Sess., p. 714), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 1, 2023 (Ga. L. 2023, p. 3851), so as to provide for a chief judge; to provide for an associate judge; to provide for the initial appointment of such associate judge by the Governor; to provide for the elections and terms of office of the judges of the court; to provide for compensation of the associate judge; to provide an effective date and applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Current disposition
Signed by Governor
Last status date
May 1, 2025
Last status update
House Date Signed by Governor
Author
Ron Stephens
Co-sponsors
Jesse PetreaLehman Franklin

Legislative progress

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Sent to Governor April 7, 2025 Governor approved May 1, 2025 Became law May 1, 2025
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Recorded floor votes

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

March 13, 2025 · House

Local Calendar : House Vote #273

Passed

169 yea–0 nay · 5 not voting · 6 absent

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March 25, 2025 · Senate

Local Consent Calendar: Senate Vote #277

Passed

52 yea–0 nay · 4 not voting

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Committee referrals

Instrument history

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  1. State Effective Date 2025-05-01
  2. State Act 60
  3. House House Date Signed by Governor
  4. House House Sent to Governor
  5. Senate Senate Passed/Adopted View roll call
  6. Senate Senate Committee Favorably Reported
  7. Senate Senate Read and Referred
  8. House House Passed/Adopted View roll call
  9. House House Third Readers
  10. House House Committee Favorably Reported
  11. House House Second Readers
  12. House House First Readers
  13. House House Hopper
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
1991473
LegiScan session ID
2167
Source file
var/states/georgia/source/legiscan/2167-841ad2a0e705/bill/HB722.json
Package observed
2026-07-17T02:17:01+00:00