Georgia 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate 13 R cosponsors

SB 374 — Final Remedies and Special Proceedings; new requirements under the "Georgia Civil Practice Act" for settlement offers and arrangements; revise and provide

Last action — House Second Readers

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 8 of Chapter 11 of Title 9 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to provisional and final remedies and special proceedings, so as to revise and provide for new requirements under the "Georgia Civil Practice Act" for settlement offers and arrangements for all tort claims for personal injury, bodily injury, and death; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Action History

  1. House Second Readers

  2. House First Readers

  3. Senate Passed/Adopted As Amended

  4. Senate Third Read

  5. Senate Read Second Time

  6. Senate Committee Favorably Reported

  7. Senate Read and Referred

  8. Senate Hopper

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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19 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 228 not signed on · 4 voted No

Sponsors (19)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (228)

228 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"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.

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Votes

ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT #3 BY THE SENATOR FROM THE 3RD

Failed 27 Yea · 27 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 31400
Unaffiliated 151201
Democrat 9101
Total 272702
% of votes cast 48%48%0%4%
How each member voted (56)
Member Party Vote
ANDERSON — Yea
ANDERSON — Yea
BLACK — Nay
BURKE — Nay
BUTLER — Yea
DUGAN — Nay
HARPER — Nay
HEATH — Nay
HENSON — Yea
HILL — Nay
JACKSON — Yea
JONES — Nay
JONES — Nay
JONES II — Yea
JORDAN — Yea
KARINSHAK — Yea
VACANT — Not Voting
LIGON, JR. — Yea
MULLIS — Nay
SEAY — Yea
STONE — Yea
TATE — Yea
THOMPSON — Nay
TIPPINS — Yea
UNTERMAN — Yea
WATSON — Nay
WILKINSON — Nay
WILLIAMS — Yea
David Lucas Democrat Yea
Donzella James Democrat Yea
Ed Harbison Democrat Yea
Elena Parent Democrat Yea
Freddie Powell Sims Democrat Not Voting
Gail Davenport Democrat Yea
Michael 'Doc' Rhett Democrat Yea
Nan Orrock Democrat Yea
Sally Harrell Democrat Yea
Sheikh Rahman Democrat Yea
Tanya Miller Democrat Nay
Bill Cowsert Republican Nay
Blake Tillery Republican Yea
Brandon Beach Republican Nay
Brian Strickland Republican Yea
Charles Martin Republican Nay
Chuck Hufstetler Republican Nay
Chuck Payne Republican Nay
Frank Ginn Republican Nay
Greg Dolezal Republican Nay
John Albers Republican Nay
John F. Kennedy Republican Nay
Kay Kirkpatrick Republican Nay
Larry Walker, III Republican Nay
Marty Harbin Republican Nay
Matt Brass Republican Yea
Randy Robertson Republican Nay
Steve Gooch Republican Nay

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Subjects

civil-rights labor
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 374 do?
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 8 of Chapter 11 of Title 9 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to provisional and final remedies and special proceedings, so as to revise and provide for new requirements under the "Georgia Civil Practice Act" for settlement offers and arrangements for all tort claims for personal injury, bodily injury, and death; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Who sponsors SB 374?
SB 374 is sponsored by Butch Miller, Mike Dugan, Steve Gooch (Republican), Larry Walker, III (Republican), Bill Cowsert (Republican), Ben Watson (Republican), Marty Harbin (Republican), John Albers (Republican), Matt Brass (Republican), Lindsey Tippins, Chuck Payne (Republican), Renee Unterman, Ellis Black, P. K. Martin IV, Kay Kirkpatrick (Republican), Randy Robertson (Republican), Greg Dolezal (Republican), Brandon Beach (Republican), and John F. Kennedy (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 374?
This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 374?
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