HB 620 Georgia House · 2021-2022 Regular Session

Guardian and ward; payment of certain settlements involving claims of minors; clarify and revise procedures and requirements

Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 29, Chapter 4 of Title 51, and Article 6 of Chapter 6 of Title 53 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to guardian and ward, wrongful death, and bond, respectively, so as to clarify and revise procedures and requirements for the payment of certain settlements involving claims of minors; to revise and provide for definitions; to revise when the natural guardian or next friend of a minor may receive the personal property of a minor for certain purposes; to revise certain bond requirements; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House Passage
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
May 2022
Introduced Feb 24, 2021 Signed May 2, 2022
Floor votes · House Mar 5, 2021

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
18
Key actions
7
Committee
5
Amendments
1
May 2, 2022
Signed into law
Act 745
upper
May 2, 2022
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Apr 1, 2022
Introduced
House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
lower
Mar 29, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Mar 22, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Jan 10, 2022
Committee
Senate Recommitted
upper
Mar 11, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Mar 8, 2021
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 5, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Mar 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
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