Georgia House Bill 643 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Engrossed on February 25 2014 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2014-03-18 - Senate Reconsidered
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 11 of Title 9 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the "Georgia Civil Practice Act," so as to change provisions relating to general provisions governing discovery; to provide for discovery of electronically stored information; to provide for preservation of electronically stored information; to change provisions relating to production of documents and things and entry upon land for inspection and other purposes; to correct a cross-reference; to change provisions relating to failure to make discovery; to change provisions relating to subpoenas for taking depositions; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Georgia Civil Practice Act; general provisions governing discovery; change provisions

Rep. Wendell Willard [R]	Rep. Edward Lindsey [R]	Rep. Mike Jacobs [R]	Rep. Matthew Ramsey [R]
Rep. Andrew Welch [R]	Rep. Mary Oliver [D]	Sen. Bill Cowsert [R]

2014-03-18 - Senate - Senate Vote #648 (Y: 36 N: 17 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-03-18 - Senate - Senate Vote #686 (Y: 25 N: 20 NV: 4 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2014-03-18 - Senate - Senate Vote #687 (Y: 24 N: 21 NV: 6 Abs: 5) [FAIL]
2014-02-25 - House - House Vote #585 (Y: 116 N: 54 NV: 3 Abs: 7) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-03-18	Senate	Senate Reconsidered
2014-03-18	Senate	Senate Third Read Lost
2014-03-18	Senate	Senate Third Read
2014-03-18	Senate	Senate Taken from Table
2014-03-18	Senate	Senate Tabled
2014-03-18	Senate	Senate Engrossed
2014-03-12	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2014-03-12	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2014-02-26	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2014-02-25	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2014-02-25	House	House Third Readers
2014-02-21	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2013-03-22	House	House Second Readers
2013-03-21	House	House First Readers
2013-03-20	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/39977
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20132014/134918
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20132014/140881
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20132014/141374
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20132014/143282
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/39977#11541
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/39977#11913
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/39977#11912
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/39977#11874