HB 239 - Civil practice; settlement offers; litigation costs

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Current Status

04/27/06 - House Date Signed by Governor

First Reader Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 9 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to civil practice, so as to provide for the manner of making certain settlement offers in certain civil actions; to provide that a party rejecting a settlement offer may be liable for litigation costs where a judgment is significantly less favorable to the rejecting party than was the settlement offer; to provide for practice and procedure; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Votes

Electronically Recorded Votes
Date Time Vote No Yeas Nays NV Exc Description
03/09/06 11:23 AM House Vote #779 114 035 027 004 PASS
03/24/06 03:25 PM Senate Vote #974 051 002 001 002 PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE
03/30/06 10:10 PM Senate Vote #1184 050 000 004 002 RECEDE FROM SENATE SUBSTITUTE

Status History

Bill History
Date Action
02/01/2005 House First Readers
02/02/2005 House Second Readers
03/02/2006 House Committee Favorably Reported
03/09/2006 House Third Readers
03/09/2006 House Passed/Adopted
03/13/2006 Senate Read and Referred
03/22/2006 Senate Committee Favorably Reported
03/23/2006 Senate Read Second Time
03/24/2006 Senate Third Read
03/24/2006 Senate Passed/Adopted
03/28/2006 House Disagrees Senate Amend/Sub
03/30/2006 Senate Recedes from amend/sub
04/07/2006 House Sent to Governor
04/27/2006 House Date Signed by Governor
04/27/2006 Act 589
04/27/2006 Effective Date

Footnotes

2/01/05 Special Committee on Civil Justice Reform
3/9/06 Structured Rule in House