Property; revise when an action may operate as a lis pendens
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 9 of Chapter 14 of Title 44 of the O.C.G.A., relating to lis pendens, so as to revise when an action may operate as a lis pendens; to provide for related matters; to provide for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
House Passage
Feb 2023
Senate Passage
Mar 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Feb 15, 2023
Signed May 4, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Mar 29, 2023 · House Feb 27, 2023
How they voted
41–0
Passed · 9 other
Total votes 50
Mar 29, 2023
D
Democratic21
80% Yea
R
Republican29
82% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 4, 2023
Signed into law
Act 338
upper
May 4, 2023
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 29, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 14, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 28, 2023
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Feb 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Feb 15, 2023
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Deborah Silcox
RRepublican
P
Doug Stoner
DDemocratic
P
Matt Reeves
RRepublican
P
Stacey Evans
DDemocratic
P
Stan Gunter
RRepublican
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