Georgia House Bill 171 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 29 2016 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-03-16 - Senate Read Second Time
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 1 of the O.C.G.A., relating to laws and statutes, so as to revise provisions relating to the effect and enforcement of foreign laws; to provide that no court, arbitration panel, administrative agency, or other tribunal shall enforce a foreign law if doing so would violate a right guaranteed by the United States Constitution or the Georgia Constitution; to provide for definitions; to provide for exceptions; to change provisions relating to forum non conveniens; to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 10 of Title 9 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relating to 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.

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

Rep. Dustin Hightower [R]	Rep. Matthew Ramsey [R]	Rep. Rick Jasperse [R]	Rep. Alex Atwood [R]
Rep. Stephen Allison [R]	Rep. Mandi Ballinger [R]	Sen. Judson Hill [R]

2016-02-29 - House - House Vote #676 (Y: 165 N: 0 NV: 8 Abs: 7) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-03-16	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2016-03-16	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2016-03-02	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2016-02-29	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2016-02-29	House	House Third Readers
2016-02-18	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2015-02-03	House	House Second Readers
2015-02-02	House	House First Readers
2015-01-29	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/43153
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/146374
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/158010
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/159182
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/43153#14196