GA SB 608
died on adjournmentAdministration of Estates; summary administration of certain estates; provide
Georgia · 2025_26 · upper
Quick answers
Did GA SB 608 pass?
No. GA SB 608 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 (2026-03-03): Senate Read and Referred
What is GA SB 608 about?
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 53 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to administration of estates generally, so as to provide for the summary administration of certain estates; to provide for manner of summary administration; to provide for petitions for summary administration and their contents and filing; to provide for the distribution of estate assets under certain circumstances; to provide for the rights of creditors in summary administration; to provide for certain claims; to provide for a short title; to provide an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Who sponsors GA SB 608?
Russ Goodman, Sam Watson, Steve Gooch and 2 others are the primary sponsors of GA SB 608.
Description
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 53 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to administration of estates generally, so as to provide for the summary administration of certain estates; to provide for manner of summary administration; to provide for petitions for summary administration and their contents and filing; to provide for the distribution of estate assets under certain circumstances; to provide for the rights of creditors in summary administration; to provide for certain claims; to provide for a short title; to provide an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-26
- Latest action
- 2026-03-03 — Senate Read and Referred
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Russ Goodmanprimary
- Sam Watsonprimary
- Steve Goochprimary
- David Lucasprimary
- Timothy Beardenprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
2026-02-26
Senate Hopper
introduction
2026-03-03
Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee
Versions
- As introduced LC 28 0749Compare
Documents
Votes
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Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
Official source
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