Administration of Estates; summary administration of certain estates; provide
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 53 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to administration of estates generally, so as to provide for the summary administration of certain estates; to provide for manner of summary administration; to provide for petitions for summary administration and their contents and filing; to provide for the distribution of estate assets under certain circumstances; to provide for the rights of creditors in summary administration; to provide for certain claims; to provide for a short title; to provide an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 26, 2026
Last action Mar 3, 2026
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Total actions
2
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Mar 3, 2026
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 26, 2026
Introduced
Senate Hopper
upper
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
David Lucas
DDemocratic
P
Russ Goodman
RRepublican
P
Sam Watson
RRepublican
P
Steve Gooch
RRepublican
P
Tim Bearden
RRepublican
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