Georgia House Bill 791 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 28 2018 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-03-27 - Senate Tabled
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 21 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to waiver of sovereign immunity as to actions ex contractu and state tort claims, so as to provide for a limited waiver of the state's sovereign immunity for declaratory or injunctive relief under certain circumstances; to provide for definitions; to provide for exceptions; to provide for immunity of state officers and employees in their individual capacity; to provide for notice of a claim; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

State government; limited waiver of the state's sovereign immunity for declaratory or injunctive relief under certain circumstance; provide

Rep. Chuck Efstration [R]	Rep. Terry Rogers [R]	Rep. Trey Rhodes [R]	Rep. Christian Coomer [R]
Rep. Wendell Willard [R]	Rep. Barry Fleming [R]	Sen. Brian Strickland [R]

2018-02-28 - House - House Vote #601 (Y: 177 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-03-27	Senate	Senate Tabled
2018-03-23	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2018-03-23	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2018-03-01	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2018-02-28	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2018-02-28	House	House Third Readers
2018-02-23	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2018-02-05	House	House Second Readers
2018-02-01	House	House First Readers
2018-01-31	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/52373
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/172050
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/174916
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/175424
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/177626
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/178492
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/178511
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/52373#15834