Georgia Senate Bill 260 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: Introduced on March 14 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-03-14 - Senate Read and Referred
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-9-37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to duties of clerks or probate judges acting as clerks, so as to provide that clerks shall provide for the scanning and electronic retention of wills; to provide that clerks shall create a registry of powers of attorney executed by elder persons; to amend Chapter 5 of Title 30 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to protection of disabled adults and elder persons, so as to provide that any general power of attorney executed by an elder person must be recorded in the probate court; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Courts; clerks shall provide for the scanning and electronic retention of wills; create a registry of powers of attorney executed by elder persons

Sen. Robert Brown [D]	Sen. Gloria Butler [D]	Sen. Jason Carter [D]	Sen. Ronald Ramsey [D]
Sen. David Shafer [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-03-14		Senate Read and Referred

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/33740
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/versions/sb260_As_introduced_LC_21_1202_2.htm