09. Magistrate Courts (30)
HB 0162
SB 0407
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Date of Last Recorded Action: 4/25/2024
HB 0162
Hot
Income tax; transfer of setoffs by the Administrative Office of the Courts; revise procedures
Betty Price
3/5/2018
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
Judiciary
Judiciary
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05. Superior Courts
06. State Courts
08. Probate Courts
09. Magistrate Courts
10. Municipal Courts
14. All Court Clerks
Judicial Council/AOC
HB 0166
Monitor
Jury duty; operators of family child care learning homes; provide exemption
Betty Price
2/23/2018
House Committee Favorably Reported
Judiciary
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05. Superior Courts
06. State Courts
08. Probate Courts
09. Magistrate Courts
10. Municipal Courts
Jury
HB 0381
Monitor
Abandoned Mobile Home Act; enact
John Corbett
5/1/2019
Effective Date
Judiciary
Judiciary
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09. Magistrate Courts
HB 0417
Monitor
Motor vehicles; abandoned vehicles or trailers; provisions
Wendell Willard
3/30/2017
House Withdrawn, Recommitted
Motor Vehicles
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09. Magistrate Courts
HB 0433
Hot
Property; expiry dates for writs of possession after issuance; provide
Scott Hilton
3/30/2017
House Withdrawn, Recommitted
Judiciary
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09. Magistrate Courts
Civil
HB 0457
Monitor
Brooks County; Magistrate Court chief judge; provide nonpartisan elections
Amy Carter
7/1/2017
Effective Date
Intragovernmental Coordination
State and Local Governmental Operations
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09. Magistrate Courts
Elections
Local
HB 0541
Monitor
Crimes and offenses; persons convicted of misdemeanor crimes of family violence from receiving, possessing, or transporting a firearm; prohibit
Brian Strickland
3/9/2017
House Second Readers
Public Safety and Homeland Security
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05. Superior Courts
06. State Courts
08. Probate Courts
09. Magistrate Courts
10. Municipal Courts
Criminal
HB 0572
Monitor
Chatham County; Recorder's Court; revise responsibilities of chief judge; provisions
Ron Stephens
5/4/2017
Effective Date
Intragovernmental Coordination
State and Local Governmental Operations
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09. Magistrate Courts
Local
HB 0704
Monitor
Civil practice; burial of construction waste or materials; change when statute of limitations shall accrue for certain actions
Michael Caldwell
2/8/2018
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Judiciary
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06. State Courts
09. Magistrate Courts
Civil
HB 0705
Monitor
Magistrate courts; jurisdictional limits for certain civil claims; increase
Trey Kelley
2/8/2018
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Judiciary
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09. Magistrate Courts
12. All Courts
Civil
HB 0812
Monitor
Local government; fees and costs in magistrate courts and law libraries; provisions
Chad Nimmer
2/22/2018
House Committee Favorably Reported
Judiciary
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09. Magistrate Courts
Local
HB 0834
Monitor
Landlord and tenant; termination of a rental or lease agreement under circumstances involving family violence; provide
Mandi Ballinger
7/1/2018
Effective Date
Judiciary
Judiciary
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05. Superior Courts
09. Magistrate Courts
Domestic Relations
HB 0842
Monitor
Torts; merchants can offer persons suspected of theft the opportunity to complete theft education program; provide
Karen Mathiak
2/7/2018
House Second Readers
Judiciary - Non-Civil
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05. Superior Courts
06. State Courts
09. Magistrate Courts
Civil
Tort
HB 0855
Monitor
Georgia Driver's Education Commission; additional penalty to be assessed for violation of traffic laws and ordinances; increase
John Deffenbaugh
2/13/2018
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Public Safety and Homeland Security
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06. State Courts
08. Probate Courts
09. Magistrate Courts
10. Municipal Courts
Fees, Fines and Forfeitures
Traffic Law
HB 0865
Monitor
Crimes and offenses; possession of certain quantities of marijuana constitute a misdemeanor; provide
Miriam Paris
2/12/2018
House Second Readers
Judiciary - Non-Civil
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06. State Courts
08. Probate Courts
09. Magistrate Courts
10. Municipal Courts
Criminal
HB 0890
Monitor
Crimes and offenses; make it unlawful to use an emergency exit after having shoplifted
Barry Fleming
7/1/2018
Effective Date
Judiciary - Non-Civil
Judiciary
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06. State Courts
09. Magistrate Courts
10. Municipal Courts
Criminal
HB 0934
Monitor
Thomas County; Magistrate Court chief judge; provide nonpartisan elections
Darlene Taylor
5/3/2018
Effective Date
Intragovernmental Coordination
State and Local Governmental Operations
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09. Magistrate Courts
Local
HB 0978
Monitor
Motor vehicles; automated traffic enforcement safety devices in school zones; provisions
Chad Nimmer
7/1/2018
Effective Date
Public Safety and Homeland Security
Public Safety
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06. State Courts
08. Probate Courts
09. Magistrate Courts
10. Municipal Courts
Criminal
Traffic Law
HB 1035
Monitor
Muscogee County; Magistrate Court to impose and collect county law library fees; authorize
Calvin Smyre
6/7/2018
Effective Date
Intragovernmental Coordination
State and Local Governmental Operations
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09. Magistrate Courts
Local
HR 1416
Monitor
House Study Committee on Bail Reform; create
Doreen Carter
3/21/2018
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Public Safety and Homeland Security
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05. Superior Courts
06. State Courts
08. Probate Courts
09. Magistrate Courts
10. Municipal Courts
Criminal Justice Reform
SB 0194
Monitor
Garnishment Proceedings; maximum part of disposable earnings subject to garnishment; change
Jesse Stone
5/8/2018
Act 459
Judiciary
Judiciary
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06. State Courts
09. Magistrate Courts
Civil
SB 0236
Monitor
Driving Under the Influence; county department of family and children services be notified; endangering; require
Donzella James
3/5/2018
House Second Readers
Juvenile Justice
Judiciary
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05. Superior Courts
06. State Courts
08. Probate Courts
09. Magistrate Courts
10. Municipal Courts
Traffic Law
SB 0321
Monitor
Medicaid Claims; false or fraudulent; recover the maximum penalty authorized by federal law; increase the civil penalties
Blake Tillery
5/3/2018
Act 352
Judiciary
Judiciary
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05. Superior Courts
06. State Courts
09. Magistrate Courts
Civil
SB 0326
Monitor
"Sheltering Adolescent from Destructive Environments (Sade's) Law"
Donzella James
1/18/2018
Senate Read and Referred
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Judiciary
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09. Magistrate Courts
12. All Courts
SB 0369
Monitor
Revenues Collected from Fines and Fees; payments to Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund; fees collected in criminal and quasi-criminal cases prior to adjudication of guilt; provide
Gregory Kirk
5/8/2018
Act 463
Judiciary - Non-Civil
Public Safety
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05. Superior Courts
06. State Courts
08. Probate Courts
09. Magistrate Courts
10. Municipal Courts
13. Superior Court Clerks
Fees, Fines and Forfeitures
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