GA HB 1185
enactedCourts; certain shareholder claims to be brought before the Georgia State-wide Business Court; provide
Georgia · 2025_26 · lower
Quick answers
Did GA HB 1185 pass?
Yes. GA HB 1185 has been enacted into law as of 2026-07-01. Latest recorded action (2026-07-01): Effective Date
What is GA HB 1185 about?
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 14 and 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to corporations, partnerships, and associations and courts, respectively, so as to provide for certain shareholder claims to be brought before the Georgia State-wide Business Court; to permit a corporation's bylaws or articles of incorporation to require certain claims to be heard by the Georgia State-wide Business Court; to provide for removal of certain claims to the Georgia State-wide Business Court; to provide for attorney's fees and costs; to exempt payment of attorney's fees and costs in certain situations; to provide for definitions; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Who sponsors GA HB 1185?
Chuck Efstration, Matthew Gambill, Will Wade and 3 others are the primary sponsors of GA HB 1185.
Description
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 14 and 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to corporations, partnerships, and associations and courts, respectively, so as to provide for certain shareholder claims to be brought before the Georgia State-wide Business Court; to permit a corporation's bylaws or articles of incorporation to require certain claims to be heard by the Georgia State-wide Business Court; to provide for removal of certain claims to the Georgia State-wide Business Court; to provide for attorney's fees and costs; to exempt payment of attorney's fees and costs in certain situations; to provide for definitions; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-04
- Latest action
- 2026-07-01 — Effective Date
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Chuck Efstrationprimary
- Matthew Gambillprimary
- Will Wadeprimary
- Devan Seabaughprimary
- Stan Gunterprimary
- Rob Leverettprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-02-04
House Hopper
introduction
2026-02-05
House First Readers
reading-1
2026-02-06
House Second Readers
reading-2
2026-02-19
House Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-25
House Third Readers
reading-3
2026-02-25
House Passed/Adopted
passage
2026-02-26
Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee
2026-03-20
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-23
Senate Read Second Time
reading-2
2026-03-25
Senate Third Read
reading-3
2026-03-25
Senate Tabled
2026-03-27
Senate Taken from Table
2026-03-27
Senate Passed/Adopted As Amended
passage
2026-03-31
House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
2026-04-10
House Sent to Governor
executive-receipt
2026-05-11
House Date Signed by Governor
executive-signature
2026-05-11
Act 460
executive-signature
2026-07-01
Effective Date
Versions
Documents
Votes
House Vote #566 - 2025-2026 Regular Session
2026-02-25 · pass · 104-66
Member-level votes (162)
- ADESANYA: yes
- ADEYINA: no
- ALEXANDER: no
- ALI: no
- ANDERSON: yes
- AU: no
- BAKER: no
- BALLARD: yes
- BARNES: yes
- BARRETT: yes
- BARTON: yes
- BAZEMORE: no
- BECKLES: no
- BELL: no
- BERRY: no
- BLACKMON: yes
- BONNER: yes
- BUCKNER: no
- BURCHETT: yes
- BURNOUGH: no
- BURNS: other
- BYRD: no
- CAMERON: yes
- CAMP: yes
- CAMPBELL: no
- CANNON: no
- CARPENTER: yes
- CARSON: yes
- CARTER: no
- CHASTAIN: yes
- CHEOKAS: yes
- CLARK: yes
- CLIFTON: yes
- COOPER: yes
- CORBETT: yes
- COX: yes
- CRAWFORD: no
- CROWE: yes
- CUMMINGS: no
- DAVIS: no
- DAWSON: yes
- DELOACH: yes
- DEMPSEY: yes
- DICKEY: yes
- DONATUCCI: yes
- DOUGLAS: no
- DRAPER: no
- DRENNER: no
- DUBNIK: yes
- DUNAHOO: other
- EFSTRATION: yes
- EHRHART: yes
- ERWIN: yes
- EVANS: no
- FINCHER: yes
- FLEMING: yes
- FLOURNOY: no
- FORD: yes
- FRANKLIN: yes
- FRYE: no
- GAINES: yes
- GAMBILL: yes
- GILLIARD: other
- GISLER: no
- GLAIZE: no
- GREENE: yes
- GRIFFIN: no
- GULLETT: yes
- GUNTER: yes
- HAGAN: yes
- HATCHETT: yes
- HAWKINS: yes
- HERRING: no
- HILTON: yes
- HITCHENS: yes
- HOLCOMB: no
- HOLLAND: no
- HOLLY: no
- HONG: yes
- HORNER: yes
- HOWARD: yes
- HUDDLESTON: yes
- HUGLEY: no
- JACKSON: no
- JASPERSE: yes
- JENKINS: yes
- JONES: yes
- KAHAIAN: yes
- KELLEY: yes
- KENDRICK: yes
- LAHOOD: yes
- LEVERETT: yes
- LEWIS-WARD: yes
- LIM: no
- LUMSDEN: yes
- LUPTON: no
- MARTIN: yes
- MARTINEZ: yes
- MATHIAK: yes
- MATHIS: yes
- MCCLAIN: no
- MCCOLLUM: yes
- MCDONALD III: yes
- MCQUEEN: no
- MEEKS: yes
- MILLER: no
- MITCHELL: no
- MOMTAHAN: yes
- MOORE: other
- MYLES: no
- NEAL: no
- NEW: yes
- NEWTON: yes
- OKOYE: other
- OLALEYE: no
- OLIVER: no
- O'STEEN: yes
- PANITCH: yes
- PARIS: no
- PARK: no
- PARRISH: yes
- PARSONS: yes
- PERSINGER: yes
- PETREA: yes
- POWELL: yes
- PRINCE: no
- REESE: yes
- REEVES: yes
- RHODES: yes
- RICE: yes
- RICHARDSON: yes
- RIDLEY: yes
- ROBERTS: no
- ROMMAN: no
- SAINZ: yes
- SAMPSON: no
- SANCHEZ: no
- SANTOS: no
- SCHOFIELD: no
- SCOGGINS: yes
- SCOTT: other
- SEABAUGH: yes
- SHARPER: no
- SILCOX: yes
- SMITH: yes
- STEPHENS: yes
- STINSON: no
- TARVIN: yes
- TAYLOR: no
- THOMAS: yes
- TOWNSEND: yes
- TRAN: yes
- WADE: yes
- WASHBURN: yes
- WERKHEISER: yes
- WESTBROOK: no
- WILKERSON: no
- WILLIAMS: no
- WILLIAMS, JR.: yes
- WILLIAMSON: yes
- WILLIS: no
- YEARTA: yes
Senate Vote #809 - 2025-2026 Regular Session
2026-03-25 · fail · 14-35
Member-level votes (52)
- ALBERS: yes
- ANAVITARTE: no
- ANDERSON: yes
- BEARDEN: yes
- BRASS: yes
- BURNS: no
- COWSERT: no
- DAVENPORT: no
- DICKERSON: no
- DIXON: no
- DOLEZAL: yes
- ECHOLS: yes
- GINN: yes
- GOOCH: yes
- GOODMAN: no
- HALPERN: no
- HARBIN: other
- HARBISON: other
- HARRELL: no
- HATCHETT: no
- HICKMAN: no
- HODGES: no
- HOWARD: no
- HUFSTETLER: yes
- JACKSON: no
- JAMES: no
- JONES: no
- JONES II: no
- KEMP: no
- KIRKPATRICK: no
- LUCAS: no
- MALLOW: no
- MANGHAM: no
- MCLAURIN: no
- MCNEEL: no
- MERRITT: no
- ORROCK: no
- PARENT: no
- PAYNE: yes
- RAHMAN: no
- RHETT: no
- ROBERTSON: no
- SETZLER: yes
- SIMS: other
- STILL: yes
- STRICKLAND: no
- SUMMERS: no
- TILLERY: no
- WALKER, III: other
- WATSON: no
- WICKS: other
- WILLIAMS: yes
Senate Vote #810 - 2025-2026 Regular Session
2026-03-25 · pass · 27-23
Member-level votes (52)
- ALBERS: yes
- ANAVITARTE: yes
- ANDERSON: yes
- BEARDEN: yes
- BRASS: yes
- BURNS: yes
- COWSERT: yes
- DAVENPORT: no
- DICKERSON: yes
- DIXON: yes
- DOLEZAL: yes
- ECHOLS: yes
- GINN: yes
- GOOCH: yes
- GOODMAN: yes
- HALPERN: no
- HARBIN: other
- HARBISON: no
- HARRELL: no
- HATCHETT: yes
- HICKMAN: yes
- HODGES: yes
- HOWARD: no
- HUFSTETLER: no
- JACKSON: no
- JAMES: no
- JONES: yes
- JONES II: yes
- KEMP: no
- KIRKPATRICK: yes
- LUCAS: no
- MALLOW: no
- MANGHAM: no
- MCLAURIN: no
- MCNEEL: no
- MERRITT: no
- ORROCK: no
- PARENT: no
- PAYNE: yes
- RAHMAN: no
- RHETT: no
- ROBERTSON: yes
- SETZLER: no
- SIMS: other
- STILL: yes
- STRICKLAND: no
- SUMMERS: yes
- TILLERY: no
- WALKER, III: other
- WATSON: yes
- WICKS: other
- WILLIAMS: yes
Senate Vote #870 - 2025-2026 Regular Session
2026-03-27 · pass · 37-9
Member-level votes (52)
- ALBERS: yes
- ANAVITARTE: yes
- ANDERSON: other
- BEARDEN: yes
- BRASS: no
- BURNS: yes
- COWSERT: yes
- DAVENPORT: yes
- DICKERSON: yes
- DIXON: yes
- DOLEZAL: no
- ECHOLS: no
- GINN: no
- GOOCH: no
- GOODMAN: yes
- HALPERN: yes
- HARBIN: yes
- HARBISON: yes
- HARRELL: yes
- HATCHETT: yes
- HICKMAN: yes
- HODGES: yes
- HOWARD: other
- HUFSTETLER: yes
- JACKSON: yes
- JAMES: other
- JONES: yes
- JONES II: yes
- KEMP: yes
- KIRKPATRICK: no
- LUCAS: yes
- MALLOW: other
- MANGHAM: yes
- MCLAURIN: yes
- MCNEEL: yes
- MERRITT: yes
- ORROCK: other
- PARENT: yes
- PAYNE: no
- RAHMAN: yes
- RHETT: other
- ROBERTSON: yes
- SETZLER: yes
- SIMS: other
- STILL: no
- STRICKLAND: yes
- SUMMERS: yes
- TILLERY: yes
- WALKER, III: yes
- WATSON: no
- WICKS: other
- WILLIAMS: yes
Senate Vote #871 - 2025-2026 Regular Session
2026-03-27 · pass · 45-2
Member-level votes (52)
- ALBERS: yes
- ANAVITARTE: yes
- ANDERSON: other
- BEARDEN: yes
- BRASS: yes
- BURNS: yes
- COWSERT: yes
- DAVENPORT: yes
- DICKERSON: yes
- DIXON: yes
- DOLEZAL: yes
- ECHOLS: yes
- GINN: yes
- GOOCH: yes
- GOODMAN: yes
- HALPERN: yes
- HARBIN: yes
- HARBISON: yes
- HARRELL: yes
- HATCHETT: yes
- HICKMAN: yes
- HODGES: yes
- HOWARD: other
- HUFSTETLER: yes
- JACKSON: no
- JAMES: yes
- JONES: yes
- JONES II: yes
- KEMP: yes
- KIRKPATRICK: yes
- LUCAS: yes
- MALLOW: other
- MANGHAM: yes
- MCLAURIN: no
- MCNEEL: yes
- MERRITT: yes
- ORROCK: other
- PARENT: yes
- PAYNE: yes
- RAHMAN: yes
- RHETT: other
- ROBERTSON: yes
- SETZLER: yes
- SIMS: other
- STILL: yes
- STRICKLAND: yes
- SUMMERS: yes
- TILLERY: yes
- WALKER, III: yes
- WATSON: yes
- WICKS: other
- WILLIAMS: yes
House Vote #828 - 2025-2026 Regular Session
2026-03-31 · pass · 97-65
Member-level votes (161)
- ADESANYA: no
- ADEYINA: no
- ALEXANDER: no
- ALI: no
- ANDERSON: yes
- AU: no
- BAKER: no
- BALLARD: yes
- BARNES: no
- BARRETT: yes
- BARTON: yes
- BAZEMORE: no
- BECKLES: no
- BELL: no
- BERRY: no
- BLACKMON: yes
- BONNER: yes
- BUCKNER: no
- BURCHETT: yes
- BURNOUGH: no
- BURNS: other
- BYRD: yes
- CAMERON: yes
- CAMP: yes
- CAMPBELL: no
- CANNON: no
- CARPENTER: yes
- CARSON: yes
- CARTER: no
- CHASTAIN: yes
- CHEOKAS: yes
- CLARK: yes
- CLIFTON: yes
- COOPER: yes
- CORBETT: yes
- COX: yes
- CRAWFORD: no
- CROWE: yes
- CUMMINGS: no
- DAVIS: no
- DAWSON: yes
- DELOACH: yes
- DEMPSEY: yes
- DICKEY: yes
- DONATUCCI: yes
- DOUGLAS: no
- DRAPER: no
- DRENNER: no
- DUBNIK: yes
- DUNAHOO: yes
- EFSTRATION: yes
- EHRHART: yes
- ERWIN: yes
- EVANS: no
- FINCHER: yes
- FLEMING: yes
- FLOURNOY: no
- FORD: yes
- FRANKLIN: yes
- FRYE: no
- GAINES: yes
- GAMBILL: yes
- GILLIARD: no
- GISLER: no
- GLAIZE: no
- GREENE: yes
- GRIFFIN: no
- GULLETT: yes
- GUNTER: yes
- HAGAN: yes
- HATCHETT: yes
- HAWKINS: yes
- HERRING: no
- HILTON: yes
- HITCHENS: yes
- HOLCOMB: no
- HOLLAND: no
- HOLLY: no
- HONG: yes
- HORNER: yes
- HOWARD: yes
- HUDDLESTON: yes
- HUGLEY: no
- JACKSON: no
- JASPERSE: yes
- JENKINS: yes
- JONES: yes
- KAHAIAN: yes
- KELLEY: yes
- KENDRICK: no
- LAHOOD: yes
- LEVERETT: yes
- LEWIS-WARD: no
- LIM: no
- LUMSDEN: yes
- LUPTON: no
- MARTIN: yes
- MARTINEZ: yes
- MATHIAK: yes
- MATHIS: yes
- MCCLAIN: no
- MCCOLLUM: yes
- MCDONALD III: yes
- MCQUEEN: no
- MEEKS: yes
- MILLER: other
- MITCHELL: no
- MOMTAHAN: yes
- MOORE: no
- MYLES: other
- NEAL: no
- NEW: yes
- NEWTON: yes
- OKOYE: no
- OLALEYE: no
- OLIVER: no
- O'STEEN: yes
- PANITCH: no
- PARIS: no
- PARK: no
- PARRISH: yes
- PARSONS: yes
- PERSINGER: yes
- PETREA: yes
- POWELL: yes
- PRINCE: other
- REESE: other
- REEVES: yes
- RHODES: yes
- RICE: yes
- RICHARDSON: yes
- RIDLEY: yes
- ROBERTS: no
- ROMMAN: no
- SAINZ: yes
- SAMPSON: other
- SANCHEZ: no
- SANTOS: no
- SCHOFIELD: no
- SCOGGINS: yes
- SCOTT: no
- SEABAUGH: yes
- SILCOX: yes
- SMITH: yes
- STEPHENS: yes
- STINSON: other
- TARVIN: yes
- TAYLOR: no
- THOMAS: yes
- TOWNSEND: yes
- TRAN: no
- WADE: yes
- WASHBURN: other
- WERKHEISER: yes
- WESTBROOK: no
- WILKERSON: no
- WILLIAMS: no
- WILLIAMS, JR.: yes
- WILLIAMSON: yes
- WILLIS: other
- YEARTA: yes
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