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Bill Number	Description/Concerns	Official Position	Judicial Contact	Status
SB 66	Increase penalties that can be imposed for contempt of court to $1,000.00, currently $500.00. This is now a recommendation to apply to the contempt power of all trial courts.	Support	Superior Court	Passed
HB 182	Remove the requirement for rehearing of associate juvenile court judges' decisions, and allow for an associate juvenile court judge to serve as judge pro tempore in the event of the disqualification, illness, or absence of a juvenile court judge.	Support	Juvenile Court	Passed
O.C.G.A § 15-11-153.2	Allow a juvenile court judges to transfer proceedings to the county of a child's residence if the court determines, at any time following an adjudication of dependency, that the child is a resident of a county other than the county in which the court sits.	Support	Juvenille Court
SB 120	Allow a judge of probate court in a county where there is no state court, to request the district attorney of the circuit in which the court is located to prosecute criminal cases subject to the jurisdiction of the probate court. The request for a prosecuting attorney would be subject to the approval of the county commission.	Support	Probate Court	Passed
HB 145	Add additional procedural safeguards in the issuance of a good behavior bond by a judicial officer. Allow any judicial officer authorized to hold a court of inquiry to issue a notice to appear for a show cause hearing to any person whose conduct in the county is sufficient to justify the belief that there exists imminent danger of injury to any person, damage to any property, or disturbance of the peace. The court may require from the person a bond with sureties for good behavior. At the time of or at any time after the filing of an application for a show cause hearing, the judicial officer may issue an order of arrest for the person(s) named in the application. Upon the arrest of such person, a hearing shall be held within 24 hours; otherwise, such person shall be released on bond with sureties and reasonable conditions for his or her good behavior until a hearing can be held.	Support	Magistrate Court	Language passed in HB 146
HB 146	Remove the existing geographic restriction on the location of a judge signing an electronic warrant. Remove the requirement of being physically located in the county of jurisdiction while issuing a warrant via electronic means. Issuance of warrants by Judges of a county utilizing an electronic warrant system are deemed to be issued within that county, regardless of where, within the State of Georgia, that Judge accesses the electronic system servicing the judge's county of jurisdiction.	Support	Magistrate Court	Passed

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