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| Bill | Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies; performing any duty at the scene of an emergency; law enforcement officers shall not be liable; clarify | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding law enforcement officers and agencies, so as to clarify that law enforcement officers shall not be liable at law for any action or actions done while performing any duty at the scene of an emergency under certain circumstances; to provide for definitions; to provide for no liability of law enforcement officers for rescuing persons or pets out of certain vehicles; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | us/states/ga | Georgia General Assembly | 2019_20 | SB 31 | Georgia SB 31 (2019_20) |
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Georgia SB 31 (2019_20) — Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies; performing any duty at the scene of an emergency; law enforcement officers shall not be liable; clarify
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding law enforcement officers and agencies, so as to clarify that law enforcement officers shall not be liable at law for any action or actions done while performing any duty at the scene of an emergency under certain circumstances; to provide for definitions; to provide for no liability of law enforcement officers for rescuing persons or pets out of certain vehicles; 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.
- As introduced LC 41 1690 (committee substitute) — source
- As passed Senate (committee substitute) — source
- LC 41 1988S/hss (committee substitute) — source
- SB 31/AP* (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- PASSAGE — 54–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Kay Kirkpatrick — primary (person)
- Lester Jackson — primary (person)
- Michael 'Doc' Rhett — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2019-01-17 Senate Hopper
- 2019-01-28 Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee - 2019-02-26 Senate Withdrawn & Recommitted
withdrawal, referral-committee - 2019-02-28 Senate Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable - 2019-03-01 Senate Read Second Time
reading-2 - 2019-03-04 Senate Third Read
reading-3 - 2019-03-04 Senate Passed/Adopted
passage - 2019-03-05 House First Readers
reading-1 - 2019-03-07 House Second Readers
reading-2 - 2019-03-26 House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
committee-passage-favorable - 2019-03-29 House Third Readers
reading-3 - 2019-03-29 House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
passage - 2019-04-02 Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
- 2019-04-09 Senate Sent to Governor
executive-receipt - 2019-04-28 Senate Date Signed by Governor
executive-signature - 2019-04-28 Act 66
executive-signature - 2019-07-01 Effective Date
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/d871490e-046c-440c-8952-dc557b1b30ac. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).