2021-2022 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

HB916: Superior and State Court Appellate Practice Act; enact

Legislative Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 5 of the O.C.G.A., relating to appeal and error, so as to provide for a unified procedure for appealing decisions of a lower judicatory to a superior or state court; to repeal and reserve Chapter 4 of said title, relating to certiorari to superior court; to amend various titles of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, so as to provide for conforming changes; to correct cross-references and remove obsolete or improper references; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Bill History

1/13/2022
House Hopper
House of Representatives
1/14/2022
House First Readers
House of Representatives
1/24/2022
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
2/24/2022
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
House of Representatives
3/3/2022
House Third Readers
House of Representatives
3/3/2022
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
House of Representatives
3/4/2022
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
3/30/2022
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
Senate
3/30/2022
Senate Read Second Time
Senate
4/1/2022
Senate Tabled
Senate
4/4/2022
Senate Taken from Table
Senate
4/4/2022
Senate Third Read
Senate
4/4/2022
Senate Passed/Adopted
Senate
4/8/2022
House Sent to Governor
House of Representatives
5/13/2022
House Date Signed by Governor
House of Representatives
5/13/2022
Act 875
5/13/2022
Effective Date 2023-07-01

Roll Call Votes

Passage: Senate Vote #834
4/4/2022
51
Yea
0
Nay
4
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage: House Vote #599
3/3/2022
167
Yea
0
Nay
2
Not Voting
10
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(5/13/2022)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine DiePrior Session

Sponsors

Republican: 2
Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Rob Leverett
Rob Leverett
Republican

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/1/1970126.2 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/1/1970125.6 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/1/1970132.0 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text1/1/1970131.6 KB