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GA SB 486

died on adjournment

Laws and Statutes; provisions relating to the effect and enforcement of foreign laws; revise

Georgia · 2025_26 · upper

Quick answers

Did GA SB 486 pass?

No. GA SB 486 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 (2026-02-25): Senate Read Second Time

What is GA SB 486 about?

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to laws and statutes, so as to revise provisions relating to the effect and enforcement of foreign laws; to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 10 of Title 9 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding venue, so as to provide for a cross-reference; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Who sponsors GA SB 486?

Greg Dolezal, Timothy Bearden, Jason T. Dickerson and 9 others are the primary sponsors of GA SB 486.

Description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to laws and statutes, so as to revise provisions relating to the effect and enforcement of foreign laws; to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 10 of Title 9 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding venue, so as to provide for a cross-reference; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2026-02-10
Latest action
2026-02-25 — Senate Read Second Time
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Greg Dolezalprimary
  • Timothy Beardenprimary
  • Jason T. Dickersonprimary
  • Carden Summersprimary
  • Matt Brassprimary
  • Chuck Hufstetlerprimary
  • Mike Hodgesprimary
  • Jason Anavitarteprimary
  • Chuck Payneprimary
  • Marty Harbinprimary
  • Max Burnsprimary
  • Steve Goochprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-10

    Senate Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2026-02-11

    Senate Read and Referred

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-02-24

    Senate Committee Favorably Reported

    committee-passage-favorable

  4. 2026-02-25

    Senate Read Second Time

    reading-2

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

Attribution

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