Georgia Senate Bill 29 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Passed on May 7 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-07-01 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 36-92-1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions regarding waiver of immunity for motor vehicle claims, so as to revise a definition to clarify that a sheriff, deputy sheriff, or other agent, servant, or employee of a sheriff's office shall be included in such waiver for purposes of the waiver of sovereign immunity for local government motor vehicle claims; to clarify and conform such waiver of sovereign immunity in response to Davis v. Morrison, 344 Ga. App. 527 (2018); to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Waiver of Immunity for Motor Vehicle Claims; definition to clarify sheriff, deputy sheriff, other agent, servant, or employee of sheriff's office; include

Sen. Harold Jones [D]	Sen. Tonya Anderson [D]	Sen. Michael Rhett [D]	Sen. Donzella James [D]
Sen. Gloria Butler [D]	Sen. Elena Parent [D]	Rep. William Boddie [D]

2019-03-26 - House - House Vote #299 (Y: 170 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2019-03-05 - Senate - Senate Vote #116 (Y: 52 N: 1 NV: 2 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-07-01		Effective Date
2019-05-07		Act 254
2019-05-07	Senate	Senate Date Signed by Governor
2019-04-05	Senate	Senate Sent to Governor
2019-03-26	House	House Passed/Adopted
2019-03-26	House	House Third Readers
2019-03-21	House	House Committee Favorably Reported
2019-03-08	House	House Second Readers
2019-03-07	House	House First Readers
2019-03-05	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2019-03-05	Senate	Senate Third Read
2019-02-28	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2019-02-27	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2019-01-28	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2019-01-17	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/54295
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/179660
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/183001
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/183808
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/186242
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/54295#16736
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/54295#17004