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Georgia General Assembly · HB 1185 · House Date Signed by Governor (Act 460)

Courts; certain shareholder claims to be brought before the Georgia State-wide Business Court; provide

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Officially: “A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 14 and 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to corporations, partnerships, and associations and courts, respectively, so as to provide for certain shareholder claims to be brought before the Georgia State-wide Business Court; Read the full text

2025-2026 regular session

What it does

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 14 and 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to corporations, partnerships, and associations and courts, respectively, so as to provide for certain shareholder claims to be brought before the Georgia State-wide Business Court; to permit a corporation's bylaws or articles of incorporation to require certain claims to be heard by the Georgia State-wide Business Court; to provide for removal of certain claims to the Georgia State-wide Bu
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.

Where it is

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House Hopper · Feb 4, 2026
House First Readers · Feb 5, 2026
House Second Readers · Feb 6, 2026
House Committee Favorably Reported · Feb 19, 2026
House Third Readers · Feb 25, 2026
House Passed/Adopted · Feb 25, 2026
Senate Read and Referred · Feb 26, 2026
Senate Committee Favorably Reported · Mar 20, 2026
Senate Read Second Time · Mar 23, 2026
Senate Third Read · Mar 25, 2026
Senate Tabled · Mar 25, 2026
Senate Taken from Table · Mar 27, 2026
Senate Passed/Adopted As Amended · Mar 27, 2026
House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub · Mar 31, 2026
House Sent to Governor · Apr 10, 2026
House Date Signed by Governor · May 11, 2026
Act 460 · May 11, 2026
Effective Date · Jul 1, 2026

The numbers

7
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

Efstration, ChuckGambill, MatthewWade, WillSeabaugh, DevanGunter, StanLeverett, RobHatchett, Bo

Recorded votes

Agree to Senate AmendmentHouse · 2026-03-31 · yea 97, nay 65, notVoting 10, excused 8
PASSAGE AS AMENDEDSenate · 2026-03-27 · yea 45, nay 2, notVoting 4, excused 5
ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT #4 BY THE SENATOR FROM THE 19THSenate · 2026-03-27 · yea 37, nay 9, notVoting 5, excused 5
MOTION TO TABLESenate · 2026-03-25 · yea 27, nay 23, notVoting 3, excused 3
MOTION TO RESOLVE DEBATESenate · 2026-03-25 · yea 14, nay 35, notVoting 4, excused 3
PASSAGEHouse · 2026-02-25 · yea 104, nay 66, notVoting 4, excused 6
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Georgia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Effective Date (Jul 1, 2026).