Senate bill · 2025_26
SB 68
Civil Practice; substantive and comprehensive revision of provisions regarding civil practice, evidentiary matters, damages, and liability in tort actions; provide
Progress
81 days from first to latest action, across 17 recorded actions.
Filed
Jan 30
Referred to committee
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Heard in committee
Feb 11
Reported from committee
Feb 11
Passed first chamber
Feb 21
Passed second chamber
Mar 20
Sent to governor
Apr 7
Became law
Apr 21
Filled marks are milestones (committee report, floor passage, governor action). Larger marks hold more same-day actions.
Record votes
Each dot is one member, grouped by how they voted.
Senate Vote #83 - 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate · Feb 21, 2025Party-line vote
Passed 33–21
33 Yea
21 Nay
2 Absent / not voting
Senate Vote #82 - 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate · Feb 21, 2025Party-line vote
Failed 21–33
21 Yea
33 Nay
2 Absent / not voting
Senate Vote #81 - 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate · Feb 21, 2025Party-line vote
Failed 21–33
21 Yea
33 Nay
2 Absent / not voting
House Vote #291 - 2025-2026 Regular Session
House · Mar 20, 2025Party-line vote
Passed 94–77
94 Yea
77 Nay
9 Absent / not voting
House Vote #290 - 2025-2026 Regular Session
House · Mar 20, 2025Party-line vote
Passed 91–82
91 Yea
82 Nay
7 Absent / not voting
Senate Vote #272 - 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate · Mar 21, 2025Party-line vote
Failed 22–32
22 Yea
32 Nay
2 Absent / not voting
Senate Vote #273 - 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate · Mar 21, 2025Party-line vote
Passed 34–21
34 Yea
21 Nay
1 Absent / not voting
Full history
Every action recorded by Georgia General Assembly.
Effective Date
Apr 21, 2025 · Joint
Act 9
Apr 21, 2025 · Senate
Senate Date Signed by Governor
Apr 21, 2025 · Senate
Senate Sent to Governor
Apr 7, 2025 · Senate
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
Mar 21, 2025 · Senate
House Immediately Transmitted to Senate
Mar 20, 2025 · House
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
Mar 20, 2025 · House
House Third Readers
Mar 20, 2025 · House
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Mar 18, 2025 · House
House Second Readers
Feb 26, 2025 · House
House First Readers
Feb 24, 2025 · House
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
Feb 21, 2025 · Senate
Senate Third Read
Feb 21, 2025 · Senate
Senate Read Second Time
Feb 12, 2025 · Senate
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Feb 11, 2025 · Senate
Senate Read and Referred
Feb 3, 2025 · Senate
Senate Hopper
Jan 30, 2025 · Senate
Authors
- Bill CowsertR
- Chuck PayneR
- Steve GoochR
- Ben WatsonR
- Drew EcholsR
- Kay KirkpatrickR
- Shawn StillR
- Russ GoodmanR
- Jason AnavitarteR
- Marty HarbinR
- Frank GinnR
- John AlbersR
- Clint DixonR
- Max BurnsR
- Larry WalkerR
- Greg DolezalR
- Brandon BeachR
- Randy RobertsonR
- Lee AndersonR
- Matt BrassR
- Rick WilliamsR
- Mike HodgesR
- John KennedyR
- Sam WatsonR
- Ed SetzlerR
Topics
Bill text
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1344Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact | Matt ReevesR | Became law | Became law | Jan 1, 2027Effective Date |
| HB 1470Torts; abusive litigation based on alleged website access violations under federal and state law; create a cause of action | Trey KelleyR | Became law | Became law | May 11, 2026Act 458 |
| HB 185Professions and businesses; repeal and reenact Chapter 11A, the Dietetics Practice Act | Ginny EhrhartR | Became law | Became law | May 11, 2026Effective Date |
| HB 1311Survivor Civil Protection Act; enact | Mary Ann SantosD | Referred to committee | Did not pass | Feb 18, 2026House Second Readers |
| SB 69"Georgia Courts Access and Consumer Protection Act"; enact | John KennedyR | Became law | Became law | Jan 1, 2026Effective Date |
| HB 270Eviction Service and Airplane Evictions Act; enact | Matt ReevesR | Became law | Became law | Jul 1, 2025Effective Date |