SB 68 Georgia Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Civil Practice; substantive and comprehensive revision of provisions regarding civil practice, evidentiary matters, damages, and liability in tort actions; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 9, 13, 40, and 51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to civil practice, contracts, motor vehicles, and torts, respectively, so as to provide for substantive and comprehensive revision of provisions regarding civil practice, evidentiary matters, damages, and liability in tort actions; to provide limitations relative to pain and suffering testimony; to provide for timing of answers and discovery; to provide for dismissals of civil actions; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Signed into Law

Apr 2025

Introduced Jan 30, 2025 Signed Apr 21, 2025

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What changed between versions

LC 49 2362S/hss → SB 68/AP* · 3 edits

MINOR

The document shows formatting and structural changes to legislative bill SB 68, including updated committee attribution, removal of 'SUB' (substitute) designation, and minor line spacing adjustments. No substantive policy changes, scope modifications, or new legal provisions are evident in the provided diff.

TECHNICAL

Removed 'House Committee on Rules offers the following substitute' language and replaced with 'Senate Bill 68' with sponsor names, indicating the bill moved from House to Senate version.

Changed bill header from 'S. B. 68 (SUB)' to 'S. B. 68', removing the substitute designation.

Minor formatting adjustments including line spacing and alignment changes throughout the document.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 21, 2025 · House Mar 20, 2025

How they voted

32–21

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 55

Feb 21, 2025

D Democratic22

20 Nay 2

90% Nay

R Republican33

32 Yea 1 Nay

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 21, 2025

Signed into law

Act 9

upper

Apr 21, 2025

Signed into law

Senate Date Signed by Governor

upper

Mar 21, 2025

Introduced

Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub

upper

Mar 20, 2025

Lower · Passed

House Passed/Adopted By Substitute

lower

Mar 18, 2025

Lower · Passed

House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

lower

Feb 21, 2025

Upper · Passed

Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute

upper

Feb 11, 2025

Upper · Passed

Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

upper

Feb 3, 2025

Committee

Senate Read and Referred

upper

Jan 30, 2025

Introduced

Senate Hopper

upper

25 primary · 0 co-sponsors