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GA SB 608

died on adjournment

Administration 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

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Russ Goodmanprimary
  • Sam Watsonprimary
  • Steve Goochprimary
  • David Lucasprimary
  • Timothy Beardenprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-26

    Senate Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2026-03-03

    Senate Read and Referred

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

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Attribution

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