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Georgia General Assembly · HB 176 · House Date Signed by Governor (Act 252)

Appeal and error; judgments deemed directly appealable; change a provision

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Officially: “A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 5 of the O.C.G.A., relating to appeal and error, so as to change a provision relating to judgments deemed directly appealable; Read the full text

2025-2026 regular session

What it does

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 5 of the O.C.G.A., relating to appeal and error, so as to change a provision relating to judgments deemed directly appealable; to change provisions relating to cases requiring application of appeal; to provide for a definition; to provide for an out-of-time remedy for certain types of postjudgment relief in criminal cases; to provide for procedure and time frames; to change provisions relating to amendments on motions for new trial; to amend Code Secti
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Where it is

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House Hopper · Jan 29, 2025
House First Readers · Jan 30, 2025
House Second Readers · Feb 3, 2025
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Feb 20, 2025
House Third Readers · Feb 26, 2025
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute · Feb 26, 2025
Senate Read and Referred · Feb 27, 2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported · Mar 11, 2025
Senate Read Second Time · Mar 13, 2025
Senate Tabled · Apr 2, 2025
Senate Taken from Table · Apr 2, 2025
Senate Third Read · Apr 2, 2025
Senate Passed/Adopted · Apr 2, 2025
House Sent to Governor · Apr 8, 2025
House Date Signed by Governor · May 14, 2025
Act 252 · May 14, 2025
Effective Date · May 14, 2025

The numbers

5
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

Smith, Tyler PaulGunter, StanEvans, StaceyMiller, Tanya F.Strickland, Brian

Recorded votes

PASSAGESenate · 2025-04-02 · yea 51, nay 0, notVoting 4, excused 1
PASSAGEHouse · 2025-02-26 · yea 168, nay 0, notVoting 5, excused 7
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 (May 14, 2025).