Georgia Senate Bill 443 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
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 Chapter 4 of Title 18 of the O.C.G.A., relating to garnishment proceedings, so as to revise procedures for garnishment proceedings; to provide for uniform procedures for garnishment actions; to provide definitions; to limit the maximum part of disposable earnings subject to garnishment in relation to certain educational or student loans; to provide a fixed time for continuous garnishments; to amend Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to scholarships, loans, and grants, so as to provide for cross-references; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Garnishment Proceedings; revise; uniform procedures for garnishment actions; provide

Sen. Jesse Stone [R]

Sen. Lee Anderson [R]

Sen. Jeff Mullis [R]

Rep. Andrew Welch [R]

2020-06-20 - House - House Vote #683 (Y: 142 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 36) [PASS]
2020-03-10 - Senate - Senate Vote #580 (Y: 47 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 5) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-01		Effective Date
2020-08-05		Act 574
2020-08-05	Senate	Senate Date Signed by Governor
2020-06-29	Senate	Senate Sent to Governor
2020-06-20	House	House Passed/Adopted
2020-06-20	House	House Third Readers
2020-06-19	House	House Postponed
2020-06-17	House	House Committee Favorably Reported
2020-03-13	House	House Second Readers
2020-03-12	House	House First Readers
2020-03-10	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2020-03-10	Senate	Senate Third Read
2020-03-04	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2020-03-03	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2020-02-26	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2020-02-25	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/57771
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/190986
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/191857
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/192932
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/194286
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/57771#17604
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/57771#17883