Torts; mental health care providers; limit liability under certain circumstances
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to torts, so as to limit liability for mental health care providers under certain circumstances; to provide for definitions; to limit liability for punitive damages; to provide for applicability; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
House Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Feb 26, 2024
Signed May 6, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 29, 2024 · House Feb 29, 2024
How they voted
47–2
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 50
Mar 29, 2024
D
Democratic21
85% Yea
R
Republican29
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
7
Committee
3
Amendments
2
May 6, 2024
Signed into law
Act 568
upper
May 6, 2024
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 29, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (47-2-1)
senate
Mar 28, 2024
Introduced
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
upper
Mar 28, 2024
Introduced
House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended
lower
Mar 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Mar 20, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Mar 4, 2024
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Feb 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Feb 26, 2024
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jon Burns
RRepublican
P
Mark Newton
RRepublican
P
Rob Leverett
RRepublican
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