Appeal and error; certain appellate procedures regarding the denial of sovereign and any other immunity available to the state or a city or county in this state; provide
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 5-6-34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to judgments and rulings deemed directly appealable, procedure for review of judgments, orders, or decisions not subject to direct appeal, scope of review, hearings in criminal cases involving a capital offense for which death penalty is sought, and appeals involving nonmonetary judgments in child custody cases, so as to provide for certain appellate procedures regarding the denial of sovereign and any other immunity available to the state or a city or county in this state; to provide for time limitations; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Jan 2026
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 19, 2025
Last action Jan 12, 2026
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The bill text was reformatted to include the full list of sponsors and a new header identifying it as a committee substitute. The substantive scope of the bill, which governs liability for consolidated governments, remains unchanged.
TECHNICAL
Added a header listing the specific representatives sponsoring the bill and labeled the document as a committee substitute.
Minor rephrasing of the bill's short title section to improve flow while keeping the original intent intact.
Floor votes · House Mar 6, 2025
How they voted
143–10
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 159
Mar 6, 2025
D
Democratic67
85% Yea
R
Republican92
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Jan 12, 2026
Committee
Senate Recommitted
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Mar 10, 2025
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Feb 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chuck Efstration
RRepublican
P
Deborah Silcox
RRepublican
P
Matt Reeves
RRepublican
P
Rob Leverett
RRepublican
P
Stan Gunter
RRepublican
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