HB 443 — Torts; transfer of structured settlement payment rights; provide new requirements
Last action — Effective Date
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✓Introduced
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 11, 2021. Enacted.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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2 sponsors
2 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 R).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 1 recorded vote so far.
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Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 12 of Title 51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to damages, so as to provide for new requirements regarding the transfer of structured settlement payment rights; to provide for definitions; to provide for registration of transferees; to provide for requirements; to provide for prohibited acts; to provide for required disclosures; to provide for approval of transfers; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill Text
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Read HB 443 on the official Georgia source →Action History
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Effective Date
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Act 275
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House Date Signed by Governor
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House Sent to Governor
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House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
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Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
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Senate Third Read
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Senate Taken from Table
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Senate Tabled
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Senate Read Second Time
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Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
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Senate Read and Referred
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House Passed/Adopted
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House Third Readers
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House Committee Favorably Reported
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House Second Readers
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House First Readers
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House Hopper
Sponsors
- Rob Leverett · Primary
- Mitchell Scoggins · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →2 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 245 not signed on · 1 voted No
Sponsors (2)
- Rob Leverett Republican
- Mitchell Scoggins Republican
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (245)
245 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 245 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 67 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Republican | 55 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Total | 161 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| % of votes cast | 90% | 1% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (179)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| ALLEN | — | Yea |
| ANDERSON | — | Yea |
| ANULEWICZ | — | Yea |
| BARR | — | Yea |
| BELTON | — | Yea |
| BENTON | — | Yea |
| BEVERLY | — | Not Voting |
| BODDIE | — | Yea |
| BRUCE | — | Yea |
| BURNS | — | Yea |
| CANTRELL | — | Not Voting |
| CLARK | — | Yea |
| CLARK | — | Yea |
| CLARK | — | Yea |
| COLLINS | — | Yea |
| DOLLAR | — | Not Voting |
| DREYER | — | Yea |
| DUKES | — | Yea |
| ENGLAND | — | Yea |
| FRAZIER | — | Yea |
| GILLIGAN | — | Yea |
| GLANTON | — | Not Voting |
| GRAVLEY | — | Yea |
| HATCHETT | — | Yea |
| HILL | — | Yea |
| HOGAN | — | Not Voting |
| HOLMES | — | Yea |
| HOPSON | — | Yea |
| HOUSTON | — | Yea |
| HOWARD | — | Yea |
| JACKSON | — | Yea |
| JACKSON | — | Yea |
| JONES | — | Yea |
| JONES | — | Yea |
| JONES | — | Yea |
| KAUSCHE | — | Yea |
| KENNARD | — | Yea |
| KIRBY | — | Yea |
| KNIGHT | — | Yea |
| LARICCIA | — | Yea |
| LOPEZ | — | Yea |
| LOTT | — | Yea |
| MAINOR | — | Yea |
| MARIN | — | Yea |
| MCLEOD | — | Yea |
| METZE | — | Yea |
| MOORE | — | Yea |
| MORRIS | — | Yea |
| NGUYEN | — | Yea |
| NIX | — | Yea |
| PIRKLE | — | Not Voting |
| PRUITT | — | Yea |
| RALSTON | — | Not Voting |
| RICH | — | Yea |
| RIDLEY | — | Yea |
| ROBICHAUX | — | Yea |
| SHANNON | — | Yea |
| SINGLETON | — | Nay |
| SMITH | — | Yea |
| SMITH | — | Yea |
| SMITH | — | Yea |
| SMITH | — | Yea |
| SMITH | — | Yea |
| SMYRE | — | Yea |
| TANKERSLEY | — | Yea |
| TAYLOR | — | Yea |
| TAYLOR | — | Yea |
| THOMAS | — | Yea |
| THOMAS | — | Yea |
| THOMAS | — | Yea |
| WATSON | — | Yea |
| WILENSKY | — | Not Voting |
| WILLIAMS | — | Yea |
| WILLIAMS | — | Yea |
| WILLIAMS | — | Yea |
| WILSON | — | Yea |
| Betsy Holland | Democrat | Yea |
| Billy Mitchell | Democrat | Yea |
| Billy Mitchell | Democrat | Yea |
| Brian Prince | Democrat | Yea |
| Carl Gilliard | Democrat | Yea |
| Carolyn Hugley | Democrat | Yea |
| Dar'shun Kendrick | Democrat | Yea |
| David Wilkerson | Democrat | Yea |
| Debbie Buckner | Democrat | Yea |
| Debra Bazemore | Democrat | Yea |
| Demetrius Douglas | Democrat | Yea |
| Derek Mallow | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Dewey McClain | Democrat | Yea |
| Dexter Sharper | Democrat | Yea |
| Doreen Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| El-Mahdi Holly | Democrat | Yea |
| Josh McLaurin | Democrat | Yea |
| Karen Bennett | Democrat | Yea |
| Karla Drenner | Democrat | Yea |
| Kim Schofield | Democrat | Yea |
| Kimberly Alexander | Democrat | Yea |
| Marvin Lim | Democrat | Yea |
| Mary Oliver | Democrat | Yea |
| Miriam Paris | Democrat | Yea |
| Park Cannon | Democrat | Yea |
| Patty Marie Stinson | Democrat | Yea |
| Regina Lewis-Ward | Democrat | Yea |
| Rhonda Burnough | Democrat | Yea |
| Sam Park | Democrat | Yea |
| Sandra Scott | Democrat | Yea |
| Scott Holcomb | Democrat | Yea |
| Sharon Henderson | Democrat | Yea |
| Shea Roberts | Democrat | Yea |
| Sheila Nelson | Democrat | Yea |
| Shelly Hutchinson | Democrat | Yea |
| Spencer Frye | Democrat | Yea |
| Stacey Evans | Democrat | Yea |
| Stacey Evans | Democrat | Yea |
| Viola Davis | Democrat | Yea |
| Yasmin Neal | Democrat | Yea |
| Alan Powell | Republican | Yea |
| Beth Camp | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Hitchens | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Werkheiser | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Yearta | Republican | Yea |
| Bruce Williamson | Republican | Not Voting |
| Buddy DeLoach | Republican | Yea |
| Butch Parrish | Republican | Yea |
| Charles Martin | Republican | Yea |
| Charlice Byrd | Republican | Nay |
| Chris Erwin | Republican | Not Voting |
| Chuck Efstration | Republican | Yea |
| Clint Crowe | Republican | Yea |
| Dale Washburn | Republican | Yea |
| Danny Mathis | Republican | Yea |
| David Jenkins | Republican | Not Voting |
| Don Parsons | Republican | Yea |
| Ed Setzler | Republican | Yea |
| Eddie Lumsden | Republican | Yea |
| Emory Dunahoo | Republican | Yea |
| Gerald Greene | Republican | Yea |
| Ginny Ehrhart | Republican | Yea |
| Houston Gaines | Republican | Yea |
| James Burchett | Republican | Yea |
| Jesse Petrea | Republican | Yea |
| Joe Campbell | Republican | Yea |
| John Carson | Republican | Yea |
| John Corbett | Republican | Yea |
| John LaHood | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph Gullett | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Bonner | Republican | Yea |
| Karen Mathiak | Republican | Yea |
| Kasey Carpenter | Republican | Yea |
| Katie Dempsey | Republican | Yea |
| Lauren McDonald III | Republican | Yea |
| Lee Hawkins | Republican | Yea |
| Mandi Ballinger | Republican | Yea |
| Marcus Wiedower | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Newton | Republican | Yea |
| Martin Momtahan | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Barton | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Dubnik | Republican | Not Voting |
| Matt Reeves | Republican | Yea |
| Matthew Gambill | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Cameron | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Cheokas | Republican | Yea |
| Mitchell Scoggins | Republican | Yea |
| Noel Williams, Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Jasperse | Republican | Yea |
| Rob Leverett | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Dickey | Republican | Not Voting |
| Ron Stephens | Republican | Yea |
| Ron Stephens | Republican | Not Voting |
| Sharon Cooper | Republican | Yea |
| Shaw Blackmon | Republican | Yea |
| Stan Gunter | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Tarvin | Republican | Yea |
| Steven Meeks | Republican | Yea |
| Steven Sainz | Republican | Not Voting |
| Tim Fleming | Republican | Yea |
| Trey Kelley | Republican | Yea |
| Trey Rhodes | Republican | Yea |
| Will Wade | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 443 do?
- A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 12 of Title 51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to damages, so as to provide for new requirements regarding the transfer of structured settlement payment rights; to provide for definitions; to provide for registration of transferees; to provide for requirements; to provide for prohibited acts; to provide for required disclosures; to provide for approval of transfers; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
- Who sponsors HB 443?
- HB 443 is sponsored by Rob Leverett (Republican) and Mitchell Scoggins (Republican).
- What is the current status of HB 443?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 11, 2021. Enacted.
- Where can I track HB 443?
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