SB 37 Georgia Senate · 2019-2020 Regular Session

Statute of Frauds; clarify that a mutual agreement to modify an existing promise, agreement, contract; shall be in writing and subject to statute of frauds

Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 13 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the statute of frauds, so as to clarify that a mutual agreement to modify or alter an existing promise, agreement, contract, or commitment that is subject to the statute of frauds shall itself be in writing and subject to the statute of frauds; to provide that a mutual agreement to cancel, revoke, or rescind a promise, agreement, contract, or commitment that is subject to the statute of frauds shall itself be in writing and subject to the statute of frauds; to respond to the holdings in Crop Production Services, Inc. v. Moye, 345 Ga. App. 228 (March 15, 2018); to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2019
Senate Passage
Mar 2019
House Passage
Mar 2019
Signed into Law
May 2019
Introduced Jan 29, 2019 Signed May 7, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Mar 1, 2019

How they voted

201
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 23
Mar 1, 2019
D Democratic9
8 Yea 1 Nay
88% Yea
R Republican14
12 Yea 2
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Amendments
1
May 7, 2019
Signed into law
Act 255
upper
May 7, 2019
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Mar 29, 2019
Introduced
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
upper
Mar 25, 2019
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Mar 21, 2019
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Mar 1, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Feb 27, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Jan 30, 2019
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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