2023-2024 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

HB370: Equity; procedure for clearing title to coastal marshlands; provide

Legislative Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 3 of Title 23 of the O.C.G.A., relating to quia timet, so as to provide a procedure for clearing title to coastal marshlands; to provide for legislative findings, purpose, and intent; to provide for definitions; to provide for in rem proceedings; to provide for presentation of abstracts to the State Properties Commission; to provide for service of process and filing of pleadings; to provide for special masters and trial by jury; to provide for restriction of properties for conservation purposes; to provide for rebuttable presumptions; to provide for decrees and recording of same; to provide for joinder; to provide for compensation of the special master; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Bill History

2/13/2023
House Hopper
House of Representatives
2/14/2023
House First Readers
House of Representatives
2/15/2023
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
3/6/2023
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
House of Representatives
3/29/2023
House Withdrawn, Recommitted
House of Representatives
1/31/2024
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
House of Representatives
2/8/2024
House Withdrawn, Recommitted
House of Representatives

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/13/2023)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine Die

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text1/31/202498.5 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/3/202325.8 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/13/202324.8 KB