Civil Practice; substantive and comprehensive revision of provisions regarding civil practice, evidentiary matters, damages, and liability in tort actions; provide
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Officially: “A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 9, 13, 40, and 51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to civil practice, contracts, motor vehicles, and torts, respectively, so as to provide for substantive and comprehensive revision of provisions regarding civil practice, evidentiary...” Read the full text
2025-2026 regular session
What it does
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 9, 13, 40, and 51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to civil practice, contracts, motor vehicles, and torts, respectively, so as to provide for substantive and comprehensive revision of provisions regarding civil practice, evidentiary matters, damages, and liability in tort actions; to provide limitations relative to pain and suffering testimony; to provide for timing of answers and discovery; to provide for dismissals of civil actio
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Where it is
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Senate Hopper · Jan 30, 2025
Senate Read and Referred · Feb 3, 2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Feb 11, 2025
Senate Read Second Time · Feb 12, 2025
Senate Third Read · Feb 21, 2025
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute · Feb 21, 2025
House First Readers · Feb 24, 2025
House Second Readers · Feb 26, 2025
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Mar 18, 2025
House Third Readers · Mar 20, 2025
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute · Mar 20, 2025
House Immediately Transmitted to Senate · Mar 20, 2025
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub · Mar 21, 2025
Senate Sent to Governor · Apr 7, 2025
Senate Date Signed by Governor · Apr 21, 2025
Act 9 · Apr 21, 2025
Effective Date · Apr 21, 2025
The numbers
26
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Kennedy, John F.Gooch, SteveRobertson, RandyAnavitarte, JasonWalker, III, LarryCowsert, BillWatson, BenEchols, DrewDolezal, GregStill, ShawnKirkpatrick, KayBeach, BrandonPayne, ChuckGinn, FrankAnderson, LeeWilliams, RickBurns, MaxAlbers, JohnDixon, ClintSetzler, EdBrass, MattGoodman, RussHodges, MikeWatson, SamHarbin, MartyBurchett, James
Recorded votes
AGREE TO HOUSE SUBSTITUTESenate · 2025-03-21 · yea 34, nay 21, notVoting 0, excused 1
AGREE TO HOUSE SUBSTITUTE AS AMENDEDSenate · 2025-03-21 · yea 22, nay 32, notVoting 1, excused 1
PASSAGEHouse · 2025-03-20 · yea 91, nay 82, notVoting 1, excused 6
Immediately TransmitHouse · 2025-03-20 · yea 94, nay 77, notVoting 3, excused 6
PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTESenate · 2025-02-21 · yea 33, nay 21, notVoting 0, excused 2
ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT #2 BY THE SENATOR FROM THE 7THSenate · 2025-02-21 · yea 21, nay 33, notVoting 0, excused 2
ADOPTION OF AMEND #2A BY SEN FROM THE 7TH TO AMEND #2 BY SEN FROM THE 7THSenate · 2025-02-21 · yea 21, nay 33, notVoting 0, excused 2
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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