Civil practice; require depositions to be taken before certified court reporters
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 11 of Title 9 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to depositions and discovery, so as to require depositions in this state to be taken before certified court reporters;” Read the full text
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2025-2026 regular session
Where it is
House Hopper · Feb 5, 2026
House First Readers · Feb 6, 2026
House Second Readers · Feb 9, 2026
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Feb 19, 2026
House Third Readers · Mar 6, 2026
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute · Mar 6, 2026
Senate Read and Referred · Mar 9, 2026
Senate Committee Favorably Reported · Mar 18, 2026
Senate Read Second Time · Mar 19, 2026
Senate Third Read · Mar 27, 2026
Senate Passed/Adopted · Mar 27, 2026
House Sent to Governor · Apr 6, 2026
House Date Signed by Governor · May 5, 2026
Act 387 · May 5, 2026
Effective Date · Jul 1, 2026
The numbers
7
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
PASSAGESenate · 2026-03-27 · yea 48, nay 0, notVoting 5, excused 3
PASSAGEHouse · 2026-03-07 · yea 138, nay 17, notVoting 7, excused 18
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.
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