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| Bill | Garnishment Proceedings; maximum part of disposable earnings subject to garnishment; change | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 18 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to garnishment proceedings, so as to change the maximum part of disposable earnings subject to garnishment and conform the form used therewith; to clarify various provisions; to change provisions relating to serving the defendant; to change provisions relating to the introduction of evidence and how judgments are paid; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | us/states/ga | Georgia General Assembly | 2017_18 | SB 194 | Georgia SB 194 (2017_18) |
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Georgia SB 194 (2017_18) — Garnishment Proceedings; maximum part of disposable earnings subject to garnishment; change
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 18 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to garnishment proceedings, so as to change the maximum part of disposable earnings subject to garnishment and conform the form used therewith; to clarify various provisions; to change provisions relating to serving the defendant; to change provisions relating to the introduction of evidence and how judgments are paid; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE — 49–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Blake Tillery — primary (person)
- Jesse Stone — primary (person)
- John Albers — primary (person)
- Marty Harbin — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2017-02-16 Senate Hopper
- 2017-02-17 Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee - 2017-02-24 Senate Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable - 2017-02-27 Senate Read Second Time
reading-2 - 2018-01-08 Senate Recommitted
referral-committee - 2018-01-19 Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
committee-passage-favorable - 2018-01-23 Senate Third Read
reading-3 - 2018-01-23 Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
passage - 2018-01-24 House First Readers
reading-1 - 2018-01-25 House Second Readers
reading-2 - 2018-03-09 House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
committee-passage-favorable - 2018-03-23 House Third Readers
reading-3 - 2018-03-23 House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
passage - 2018-03-29 Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
- 2018-04-05 Senate Sent to Governor
executive-receipt - 2018-05-08 Senate Date Signed by Governor
executive-signature - 2018-05-08 Act 459
executive-signature - 2018-05-08 Effective Date
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/5249e3a6-4be2-4445-9410-e80abaaff0e5. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).