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Georgia · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 722: Bryan County; State Court; provide for a chief judge and an associate judge

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 722 is a bill introduced in the Georgia House on March 4, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Bryan County; State Court; provide for a chief judge and an associate judge. Primary sponsor: Ron Stephens (Republican), Jesse Petrea (Republican), Lehman Franklin (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 1, 2025): Effective Date.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

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.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Ron StephensPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse164
Jesse PetreaPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse166
Lehman FranklinPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse160

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Effective Date
  2. Act 60
  3. House Date Signed by Governor
  4. House Sent to Governor
  5. Senate Passed/Adopted
  6. Senate Committee Favorably Reported
  7. Senate Read and Referred
  8. House Passed/Adopted
  9. House Third Readers
  10. House Committee Favorably Reported
  11. House Second Readers
  12. House First Readers

Showing 12 most recent of 13 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source