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HB 426 — Courts; nonpartisan election of magistrates; provide

House Date Signed by Governor

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.

House Date Signed by Governor

Legislative term
Georgia General Assembly 2025–2026
Session
2025-2026 Regular Session
Chamber or committee
Georgia House of Representatives
Measure type
Bill
Introduced
Feb 13, 2025

Bill timeline (16)

Votes on this bill (3)

Sponsorships (1)

Rick A. Williams

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Office service
State Senator · District 25 · From Jan 23, 2023
Role in source
Georgia sponsorType=3; sequence=7; Williams, Rick; sponsorship listed in session 1033; start uses sourced bill introduction date
From
Feb 13, 2025

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