SB 234 Georgia Senate · 2021-2022 Regular Session

"Georgia Uniform Mediation Act"; enact

Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 9 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to civil practice, so as to provide for uniform laws governing mediation and participants in mediation; to provide for definitions; to provide for privileges against disclosure, admissibility, and discovery; to provide for waiver and preclusion of privilege; to provide for exceptions to privilege; to provide for confidentiality and mediator disclosure of conflicts; to provide for international commercial mediation and electronic signatures; to provide for uniformity of construction and severability; to provide for applicability; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Mar 2021
House Passage
Mar 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Feb 22, 2021 Signed May 10, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Mar 8, 2021

How they voted

402
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 47
Mar 8, 2021
D Democratic18
14 Yea 2 Nay 2
77% Yea
R Republican29
26 Yea 3
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
17
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 10, 2021
Signed into law
Act 268
upper
May 10, 2021
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Mar 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Mar 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Mar 8, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Mar 3, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Feb 23, 2021
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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