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GA HB 822

died on adjournment

Courts; prohibit inclusion of Georgia-specific content on all future Georgia bar examinations for attorney licensure

Georgia · 2025_26 · lower

Quick answers

Did GA HB 822 pass?

No. GA HB 822 died when the 2025-26 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-03-27): House Second Readers

What is GA HB 822 about?

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 19 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to attorneys generally, so as to prohibit the inclusion of Georgia-specific content on all future Georgia bar examinations for attorney licensure; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Who sponsors GA HB 822?

Karen Lupton, Marvin Lim are the primary sponsors of GA HB 822.

Description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 19 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to attorneys generally, so as to prohibit the inclusion of Georgia-specific content on all future Georgia bar examinations for attorney licensure; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2025-03-21
Latest action
2025-03-27 — House Second Readers
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Karen Luptonprimary
  • Marvin Limprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-21

    House Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2025-03-25

    House First Readers

    reading-1

  3. 2025-03-27

    House Second Readers

    reading-2

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71569

Attribution

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