GA SB 298

enacted

Judgements and Rulings; certain appellate procedures regarding the denial of sovereign and any other immunity available to the state; provide

Georgia · 2025_26 · upper

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Did GA SB 298 pass?

Yes. GA SB 298 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-07-01): Effective Date

What is GA SB 298 about?

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 5-6-34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to judgments and rulings deemed directly appealable, procedure for review of judgments, orders, or decisions not subject to direct appeal, scope of review, hearings in criminal cases involving a capital offense for which death penalty is sought, and appeals involving nonmonetary judgments in child custody cases, so as to provide for certain appellate procedures regarding the denial of sovereign and any other immunity available to the state or a city or county in this state; to provide for time limitations; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Who sponsors GA SB 298?

Randy Robertson is the primary sponsor of GA SB 298.

Description

Introduced: 2025-02-27
Latest action: 2025-07-01 — Effective Date
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

APPEAL AND ERROR

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2025-07-01
Effective Date
2025-05-14
Act 298
executive-signature
2025-05-14
Senate Date Signed by Governor
executive-signature
2025-04-10
Senate Sent to Governor
executive-receipt
2025-04-04
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
2025-03-31
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
passage
2025-03-31
House Third Readers
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2025-03-18
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
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2025-03-11
House Second Readers
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2025-03-10
House First Readers
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2025-03-06
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
passage
2025-03-06
Senate Third Read
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2025-03-06
Senate Taken from Table
2025-03-06
Senate Tabled
2025-03-04
Senate Read Second Time
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2025-03-03
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-28
Senate Read and Referred
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2025-02-27
Senate Hopper
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Versions

As introduced LC 48 1544Compare
Committee sub LC 49 2325SCompare
As Passed SenateCompare
LC 48 1591S/hssCompare
LC 48 1601S/hrcsCompare
SB 298/AP*Compare

Documents

Votes

Senate Vote #206 - 2025-2026 Regular Session
2025-03-06 · pass · 54-2
Member-level votes (54)
- ALBERS: yes
- ANAVITARTE: yes
- ANDERSON: yes
- BEACH: yes
- BEARDEN: yes
- BRASS: yes
- BURNS: yes
- COWSERT: yes
- DAVENPORT: yes
- DIXON: yes
- DOLEZAL: yes
- ECHOLS: yes
- ESTEVES: yes
- GINN: yes
- GOOCH: yes
- GOODMAN: yes
- HALPERN: yes
- HARBIN: yes
- HARBISON: yes
- HARRELL: yes
- HATCHETT: yes
- HICKMAN: yes
- HODGES: yes
- HUFSTETLER: yes
- JACKSON: yes
- JAMES: no
- JONES: yes
- JONES II: yes
- KEMP: yes
- KENNEDY: yes
- KIRKPATRICK: yes
- LUCAS: yes
- MALLOW: yes
- MANGHAM: yes
- MCLAURIN: no
- MERRITT: yes
- MOORE: yes
- ORROCK: yes
- PARENT: yes
- PARKES: yes
- PAYNE: yes
- RAHMAN: yes
- RHETT: yes
- ROBERTSON: yes
- SETZLER: yes
- SIMS: yes
- STILL: yes
- STRICKLAND: yes
- SUMMERS: yes
- TILLERY: yes
- WALKER, III: yes
- WATSON: yes
- WICKS: yes
- WILLIAMS: yes
House Vote #371 - 2025-2026 Regular Session
2025-03-31 · pass · 142-23
Member-level votes (165)
- ADESANYA: yes
- ADEYINA: yes
- ALEXANDER: yes
- ANDERSON: yes
- AU: yes
- BAKER: other
- BALLARD: yes
- BALLINGER: yes
- BARNES: yes
- BARRETT: yes
- BARTON: yes
- BAZEMORE: yes
- BECKLES: yes
- BELL: no
- BENNETT: yes
- BERRY: no
- BLACKMON: yes
- BONNER: yes
- BUCKNER: yes
- BURCHETT: yes
- BURNOUGH: yes
- BURNS: other
- BYRD: yes
- CAMERON: yes
- CAMP: yes
- CAMPBELL: no
- CANNON: no
- CARPENTER: other
- CARSON: yes
- CARTER: yes
- CHASTAIN: yes
- CHEOKAS: yes
- CLARK: yes
- CLIFTON: yes
- COOPER: yes
- CORBETT: yes
- COX: yes
- CRAWFORD: no
- CROWE: yes
- CUMMINGS: yes
- DAVIS: no
- DAWSON: yes
- DELOACH: yes
- DEMPSEY: yes
- DICKEY: yes
- DONATUCCI: yes
- DOUGLAS: other
- DRAPER: no
- DRENNER: no
- DUBNIK: yes
- DUNAHOO: yes
- EFSTRATION: yes
- EHRHART: yes
- ERWIN: yes
- EVANS: yes
- FLEMING: yes
- FLOURNOY: yes
- FORD: yes
- FRANKLIN: yes
- FRYE: no
- GAINES: yes
- GAMBILL: yes
- GILLIARD: yes
- GLAIZE: yes
- GREENE: yes
- GRIFFIN: yes
- GULLETT: yes
- GUNTER: yes
- HAGAN: yes
- HATCHETT: yes
- HAWKINS: yes
- HEFFNER: yes
- HENDERSON: yes
- HERRING: yes
- HILTON: yes
- HITCHENS: yes
- HOLCOMB: yes
- HOLLAND: yes
- HOLLY: no
- HONG: yes
- HORNER: yes
- HOWARD: yes
- HUDDLESTON: yes
- HUGLEY: yes
- HUTCHINSON: other
- JACKSON: other
- JASPERSE: yes
- JENKINS: other
- 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: yes
- MCCOLLUM: yes
- MCDONALD III: yes
- MCQUEEN: other
- MEEKS: yes
- MILLER: no
- MITCHELL: yes
- MOMTAHAN: yes
- MOORE: other
- MYLES: yes
- NEAL: yes
- NEW: yes
- NEWTON: yes
- OKOYE: yes
- OLALEYE: yes
- OLIVER: other
- O'STEEN: yes
- PANITCH: yes
- PARIS: yes
- PARK: no
- PARRISH: yes
- PARSONS: yes
- PERSINGER: yes
- PETREA: yes
- POWELL: yes
- PRINCE: yes
- REESE: yes
- REEVES: yes
- RHODES: yes
- RICE: yes
- RICHARDSON: yes
- RIDLEY: yes
- ROBERTS: no
- ROMMAN: no
- SAINZ: yes
- SAMPSON: yes
- SANCHEZ: no
- SANTOS: no
- SCHOFIELD: no
- SCOGGINS: yes
- SCOTT: no
- SEABAUGH: yes
- SHARPER: yes
- SILCOX: yes
- SMITH: yes
- STEPHENS: yes
- STINSON: yes
- TARVIN: yes
- TAYLOR: yes
- THOMAS: yes
- TOWNSEND: yes
- TRAN: yes
- WADE: yes
- WASHBURN: yes
- WERKHEISER: yes
- WESTBROOK: no
- WIEDOWER: other
- WILKERSON: other
- WILLIAMS: yes
- WILLIAMS, JR.: yes
- WILLIAMSON: yes
- WILLIS: no
- YEARTA: yes
Senate Vote #477 - 2025-2026 Regular Session
2025-04-04 · pass · 44-8
Member-level votes (54)
- ALBERS: yes
- ANAVITARTE: yes
- ANDERSON: yes
- BEACH: yes
- BEARDEN: yes
- BRASS: yes
- BURNS: yes
- COWSERT: yes
- DAVENPORT: yes
- DIXON: yes
- DOLEZAL: yes
- ECHOLS: yes
- ESTEVES: other
- GINN: yes
- GOOCH: yes
- GOODMAN: yes
- HALPERN: yes
- HARBIN: yes
- HARBISON: yes
- HARRELL: yes
- HATCHETT: yes
- HICKMAN: yes
- HODGES: yes
- HUFSTETLER: yes
- JACKSON: no
- JAMES: yes
- JONES: no
- JONES II: yes
- KEMP: yes
- KENNEDY: yes
- KIRKPATRICK: yes
- LUCAS: other
- MALLOW: yes
- MANGHAM: yes
- MCLAURIN: no
- MERRITT: no
- MOORE: no
- ORROCK: no
- PARENT: yes
- PARKES: yes
- PAYNE: yes
- RAHMAN: yes
- RHETT: other
- ROBERTSON: yes
- SETZLER: yes
- SIMS: no
- STILL: yes
- STRICKLAND: yes
- SUMMERS: yes
- TILLERY: yes
- WALKER, III: yes
- WATSON: yes
- WICKS: no
- WILLIAMS: yes

Related bills

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Official source

https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70943

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