2025-2026 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

SB298: Judgements and Rulings; certain appellate procedures regarding the denial of sovereign and any other immunity available to the 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

2/27/2025
Senate Hopper
Senate
2/28/2025
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
3/3/2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Senate
3/4/2025
Senate Read Second Time
Senate
3/6/2025
Senate Tabled
Senate
3/6/2025
Senate Taken from Table
Senate
3/6/2025
Senate Third Read
Senate
3/6/2025
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
Senate
3/10/2025
House First Readers
House of Representatives
3/11/2025
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
3/18/2025
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
House of Representatives
3/31/2025
House Third Readers
House of Representatives
3/31/2025
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
House of Representatives
4/4/2025
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
Senate
4/10/2025
Senate Sent to Governor
Senate

Roll Call Votes

Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #477
4/4/2025
44
Yea
8
Nay
3
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage: House Vote #371
3/31/2025
142
Yea
23
Nay
3
Not Voting
12
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #206
3/6/2025
54
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Enrolled(4/10/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Republican: 2

Co-Sponsors (1)

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text4/9/202574.3 KB
Introduced
Bill Text3/31/202573.2 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/18/202571.8 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text3/6/202574.0 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/4/202571.7 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/28/202571.3 KB