Georgia Senate Bill 315 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Passed on August 5 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-01-01 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 8 of Chapter 14 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to mechanics and materialmen, so as to provide that a waiver and release of lien and bond rights shall only be applicable to the issues of the waiver and release and shall not affect any other rights or remedies available under the law; to revise language and appearance requirements of statutory forms; to revise procedures; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Mechanics and Materialmen; waiver and release of lien and bond rights/other remedies under the law; provide

Sen. Lindsey Tippins [R]	Sen. Michael Dugan [R]	Sen. Bill Cowsert [R]	Sen. Jesse Stone [R]
Sen. William Ligon [R]	Sen. Jack Hill [R]	Rep. Dale Washburn [R]

2020-06-19 - House - House Vote #668 (Y: 147 N: 0 NV: 8 Abs: 25) [PASS]
2020-02-21 - Senate - Senate Vote #474 (Y: 53 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-01		Effective Date
2020-08-05		Act 576
2020-08-05	Senate	Senate Date Signed by Governor
2020-06-29	Senate	Senate Sent to Governor
2020-06-19	House	House Passed/Adopted
2020-06-19	House	House Third Readers
2020-06-17	House	House Committee Favorably Reported
2020-02-25	House	House Second Readers
2020-02-24	House	House First Readers
2020-02-21	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted
2020-02-21	Senate	Senate Third Read
2020-02-19	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2020-02-18	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2020-01-29	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2020-01-28	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/56942
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/188623
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/190649
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/194229
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/56942#17405
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/56942#17797