Bill Text: GA SB221 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Local Government Authorities Registration Act; provide for immunity

Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-03-07 - Senate Read and Referred [SB221 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2011-SB221-Introduced.html

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11 LC 35 2096

Senate Bill 221

By: Senators Chance of the 16th, Mullis of the 53rd, Stoner of the 6th, Rogers of the 21st, Davis of the 22nd and others

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend Code Section 36-80-16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Local Government Authorities Registration Act," so as to provide for immunity for local government authorities and such authorities' members, officers, agents, and employees; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.

Code Section 36-80-16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Local Government Authorities Registration Act," is amended by adding a new subsection to read as follows:

"(k) A local government authority, regardless of whether such authority is registered, shall have the same immunity and privileges from liability for damages as provided to this state. The members, officers, agents, and employees of each local government authority, when acting withing the scope of their work for the local government authority, shall have the same immunity and privileges from liability for damages as officials, officers, agents, and employees of this state. Unless otherwise provided by law, the defense of sovereign immunity is waived by local government authorities as to any action ex contractu for the breach of any written contract. The immunity provided in this Code section shall be in addition to any immunity provided by other provisions of law and this subsection shall not be construed to limit or qualify any other immunity provided to any local government authority or such authority's members, officers, agents, or employees by any other provision of law."

SECTION 2.

This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval.

SECTION 3.

All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.