Civil practice; require depositions to be taken before certified court reporters
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 11 of Title 9 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to depositions and discovery, so as to require depositions in this state to be taken before certified court reporters; to repeal requirements that depositions in this state shall be recorded by stenographic means; to provide an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 5, 2026
Signed May 5, 2026
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The bill text was updated from a 'Committee Substitute' version to the final version 'As Passed House and Senate.' This indicates the legislation has successfully completed its legislative journey and is ready for the next stage, likely becoming law. The changes are primarily administrative updates to the document title and page headers, reflecting the bill's current status rather than altering the actual legal content or policy.
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The bill title was changed from 'Committee Substitute' to 'As Passed House and Senate,' indicating the text has been fully agreed upon by both chambers of the legislature.
Page headers were updated to reflect the new bill status and version number (AP) instead of the previous committee version (S).
Floor votes · Senate Mar 27, 2026 · House Mar 7, 2026
How they voted
41–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 47
Mar 27, 2026
D
Democratic18
66% Yea
R
Republican29
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
7
Committee
3
May 5, 2026
Signed into law
Act 387
upper
May 5, 2026
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Mar 9, 2026
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 7, 2026
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (120-15-16)
house
Mar 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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