09. Magistrate Courts (19)
Date of Last Recorded Action: 11/29/2023
HB 0090
Monitor
Torts; certain persons, firms, or corporations who are buyers of land for conversion of timber shall be exempt from certain liabilities; provide
Hugh Williamson
5/7/2021
Effective Date 2021-07-01
Judiciary
Banking and Financial Institutions
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05. Superior Courts
06. State Courts
09. Magistrate Courts
Civil
Tort
HB 0112
Monitor
Torts; provide certain immunities from liability claims regarding COVID-19; extend applicability for one year
Trey Kelley
5/4/2021
Effective Date 2021-07-01
Special Committee on Access to the Civil Justice System
Judiciary
-
05. Superior Courts
06. State Courts
09. Magistrate Courts
12. All Courts
Civil
HB 0300
Monitor
Law enforcement officers and agencies; define law enforcement officer; provisions
Gregg Kennard
2/9/2021
House - House Second Readers
Judiciary - Non-Civil
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-
09. Magistrate Courts
Elections
HB 0301
Monitor
Property; dispossessory proceedings; provide for certain notices to tenants
Samuel Park
2/9/2021
House - House Second Readers
Judiciary
-
-
09. Magistrate Courts
12. All Courts
Civil
HB 0408
Monitor
Property; dispossessory proceedings; revise procedures for the initiation of dispossessory actions
Sharon Cooper
2/16/2021
House - House Second Readers
Judiciary
-
-
09. Magistrate Courts
12. All Courts
Civil
HB 0488
Monitor
Courts; increase minimum compensation for chief magistrates and others; provide
Mitchell Scoggins
5/4/2021
Effective Date 2021-05-04
Judiciary
State and Local Governmental Operations
-
09. Magistrate Courts
Retirement & Compensation
HB 0556
Hot
Criminal procedure; revise authority for trial upon accusations
Stan Gunter
3/31/2021
House - House Withdrawn, Recommitted
Judiciary - Non-Civil
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-
01. Judicial Council
05. Superior Courts
06. State Courts
08. Probate Courts
09. Magistrate Courts
10. Municipal Courts
Criminal
Judicial Council/AOC
HB 0634
Monitor
Wilkinson County; Magistrate Court; provide one-year terms of office for magistrates
Danny Mathis
5/3/2021
Effective Date 2021-05-03
Intragovernmental Coordination
State and Local Governmental Operations
-
09. Magistrate Courts
Local
HB 0635
Hot
Courts; each judge of the superior court, state court, and probate court and each magistrate shall have authority to perform any lawful judicial act; provide
Rob Leverett
5/4/2021
Effective Date 2021-05-04
Judiciary
Judiciary
-
01. Judicial Council
05. Superior Courts
06. State Courts
08. Probate Courts
09. Magistrate Courts
10. Municipal Courts
12. All Courts
Court Administration
Criminal
HB 0662
Hot
Criminal procedure; increase in the time allotted to try a criminal case in judicial emergencies; provide
Zulma Lopez
3/3/2021
House - House Second Readers
Judiciary - Non-Civil
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-
01. Judicial Council
05. Superior Courts
06. State Courts
08. Probate Courts
09. Magistrate Courts
10. Municipal Courts
12. All Courts
Criminal
HB 0704
Monitor
Bleckley County; Magistrate Court chief judge; provide nonpartisan elections
Danny Mathis
5/3/2021
Effective Date 2021-05-03
Intragovernmental Coordination
State and Local Governmental Operations
-
09. Magistrate Courts
Local
HB 0716
Monitor
Protect Georgia Domestic Terrorism Act; enact
Derrick Jackson
3/8/2021
House - House Second Readers
Public Safety and Homeland Security
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-
05. Superior Courts
06. State Courts
09. Magistrate Courts
Criminal
HB 0767
Monitor
Lee County; Magistrate Court; law library fee; revise permitted uses of funds raised
Bill Yearta
5/3/2021
Effective Date 2021-05-03
Intragovernmental Coordination
State and Local Governmental Operations
-
09. Magistrate Courts
Fees, Fines and Forfeitures
Local
HB 0770
Monitor
Gilmer County; Magistrate Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee
David Ralston
5/3/2021
Effective Date 2021-05-03
Intragovernmental Coordination
State and Local Governmental Operations
-
09. Magistrate Courts
Fees, Fines and Forfeitures
Local
HB 0803
Monitor
Fannin County; Magistrate Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee
David Ralston
5/3/2021
Effective Date 2021-05-03
Intragovernmental Coordination
State and Local Governmental Operations
-
09. Magistrate Courts
Fees, Fines and Forfeitures
Local
HR 0148
Monitor
Probate Judge Jon Payne Memorial Intersection; Chattooga County; dedicate
Eddie Lumsden
2/17/2021
House - House Second Readers
Transportation
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-
08. Probate Courts
09. Magistrate Courts
12. All Courts
SB 0078
Monitor
Invasion of Privacy; prohibition on electronically transmitting or posting nude or sexually explicit photographs or videos for purposes of harassing the depicted person; revise
Harold Jones
5/4/2021
Effective Date 2021-07-01
Judiciary - Non-Civil
Judiciary
-
05. Superior Courts
06. State Courts
07. Juvenile Courts
09. Magistrate Courts
Criminal
SB 0174
Monitor
Bonds and Recognizances; appointed judges who are fulfilling a vacancy of an elected judge to issue an unsecured judicial release under certain circumstances; authorize
Steve Gooch
5/4/2021
Effective Date 2021-05-04
Judiciary - Non-Civil
Public Safety
-
05. Superior Courts
09. Magistrate Courts
10. Municipal Courts
Criminal
SB 0281
Monitor
Sheriffs' Retirement Fund of Georgia; increase in dues; provide
Randy Robertson
3/23/2022
House - House Committee Favorably Reported
Retirement
Retirement
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05. Superior Courts
06. State Courts
07. Juvenile Courts
08. Probate Courts
09. Magistrate Courts
10. Municipal Courts
12. All Courts
Criminal
Fees, Fines and Forfeitures
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