2025-2026 Regular Session
SB68
Civil Practice; substantive and comprehensive revision of provisions regarding civil practice, evidentiary matters, damages, and liability in tort actions; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 9, 13, 40, and 51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to civil practice, contracts, motor vehicles, and torts, respectively, so as to provide for substantive and comprehensive revision of provisions regarding civil practice, evidentiary matters, damages, and liability in tort actions; to provide limitations relative to pain and suffering testimony; to provide for timing of answers and discovery; to provide for dismissals of civil actions; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Legislative progress
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This summary includes only completed milestones supported by recorded actions. It does not predict the next step, and it preserves later committee reassignments, concurrence, conference, veto, and approval actions when they occur.
Recorded floor votes
7 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
February 21, 2025 · Senate
Adoption Of Amend #2a By Sen From The 7th To Amend #2 By Sen From The 7th: Senate Vote #81
Failed
21 yea–33 nay · 2 absent
February 21, 2025 · Senate
Adoption Of Amendment #2 By The Senator From The 7th: Senate Vote #82
Failed
21 yea–33 nay · 2 absent
February 21, 2025 · Senate
Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #83
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
33 yea–21 nay · 2 absent
March 20, 2025 · House
Passage: House Vote #290
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
91 yea–82 nay · 1 not voting · 6 absent
March 20, 2025 · House
Immediately Transmit: House Vote #291
Passed
94 yea–77 nay · 3 not voting · 6 absent
March 21, 2025 · Senate
Agree To House Substitute As Amended: Senate Vote #272
Failed ⭐ Substantive final action
22 yea–32 nay · 1 not voting · 1 absent
March 21, 2025 · Senate
Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #273
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
34 yea–21 nay · 1 absent
Committee referrals
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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State Effective Date 2025-04-21
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State Act 9
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Senate Senate Date Signed by Governor
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Senate Senate Sent to Governor
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Senate Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
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House House Immediately Transmitted to Senate
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House House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
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House House Third Readers
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House House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
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House House Second Readers
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House House First Readers
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Senate Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
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Senate Senate Third Read
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Senate Senate Read Second Time
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Senate Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
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Senate Senate Read and Referred
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Senate Senate Hopper