2025-2026 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

HB531: Appeal and error; certain appellate procedures regarding the denial of sovereign and any other immunity available to the state or a city or county in this state; provide

Legislative Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 5-6-34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to judgments and rulings deemed directly appealable, procedure for review of judgments, orders, or decisions not subject to direct appeal, scope of review, hearings in criminal cases involving a capital offense for which death penalty is sought, and appeals involving nonmonetary judgments in child custody cases, so as to provide for certain appellate procedures regarding the denial of sovereign and any other immunity available to the state or a city or county in this state; to provide for time limitations; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Bill History

2/19/2025
House Hopper
House of Representatives
2/20/2025
House First Readers
House of Representatives
2/21/2025
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
2/28/2025
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
House Third Readers
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
House of Representatives
3/10/2025
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
3/27/2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Senate
3/27/2025
Senate Read Second Time
Senate

Roll Call Votes

Passage: House Vote #245
3/6/2025
161
Yea
13
Nay
2
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(3/6/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text3/28/202588.3 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/6/202579.6 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/28/202578.0 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/20/202573.1 KB