HB 1499 - Sumter County; duties of district attorney of judicial circuit; provide

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Current Status

04/19/06 - House Date Signed by Governor

First Reader Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the State Court of Sumter County, approved November 22, 1900 (Ga. L. 1900, p. 93), as amended, so as to provide that on and after January 1, 2007, the district attorney of the judicial circuit within which Sumter County is located shall represent the state in all criminal prosecutions brought in the State Court of Sumter County and shall perform the duties of the office of solicitor-general of the state court; to provide for the powers, duties, and responsibilities of said district attorney in such state court; to authorize the establishment of a state court division by said district attorney; to provide for the assignment, appointment, and compensation of personnel by said district attorney; to provide for annual budgets; to provide for definitions and references; to provide for submission to the Justice Department for preclearance; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Votes

Electronically Recorded Votes
Date Time Vote No Yeas Nays NV Exc Description
03/08/06 10:48 AM House Vote #766 140 000 033 007 Local Calendar
03/23/06 11:30 AM Senate Vote #921 044 000 010 002 LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR

Status History

Bill History
Date Action
03/02/2006 House First Readers
03/06/2006 House Second Readers
03/08/2006 House Committee Favorably Reported
03/08/2006 House Third Readers
03/08/2006 House Passed/Adopted
03/09/2006 Senate Read and Referred
03/23/2006 Senate Committee Favorably Reported
03/23/2006 Senate Passed/Adopted
04/10/2006 House Sent to Governor
04/19/2006 House Date Signed by Governor
04/19/2006 Act 488
04/19/2006 Effective Date