Georgia House Bill 865 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)
Status: Passed on July 29 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-01-01 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 53 of the O.C.G.A., relating to wills, trusts, and administration of estates; to amend Part 12 of Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 7 of the O.C.G.A., relating to deposits of deceased depositors; to amend Title 9 of the O.C.G.A., relating to civil practice; to amend Title 10 of the O.C.G.A., relating to commerce and trade; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 13 of the O.C.G.A., relating to statute of frauds; to amend Chapter 9 of Title 15 of the O.C.G.A., relating to probate courts; to amend Title 19 of the O.C.G.A., relating to domestic relations; to amend Article 3 of Chapter 2 of Title 23 of the O.C.G.A., relating to fraud; to amend Chapter 27 of Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to lottery for education; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Wills, trusts, and administration of estates; Revised Probate Code of 1998; revise and update provisions

Rep. Mitchell Scoggins [R]	Rep. Bonnie Rich [R]	Rep. Barry Fleming [R]	Rep. Deborah Silcox [R]
Rep. David Dreyer [D]	Sen. Jesse Stone [R]

2020-06-25 - House - House Vote #742 (Y: 154 N: 0 NV: 11 Abs: 15) [PASS]
2020-06-22 - Senate - Senate Vote #689 (Y: 50 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2020-03-12 - House - House Vote #608 (Y: 150 N: 12 NV: 3 Abs: 15) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-01		Effective Date
2020-07-29		Act 508
2020-07-29	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2020-07-02	House	House Sent to Governor
2020-06-25	House	House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
2020-06-22	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2020-06-22	Senate	Senate Third Read
2020-06-19	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2020-06-18	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2020-06-15	Senate	Senate Withdrawn & Recommitted
2020-03-13	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2020-03-12	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2020-03-12	House	House Third Readers
2020-03-04	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2020-02-05	House	House Withdrawn, Recommitted
2020-02-04	House	House Second Readers
2020-02-03	House	House First Readers
2020-01-31	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/57100
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/189096
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/192064
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/193249
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/193941
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/195246
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/57100#17655
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/57100#17835
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/57100#17955