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| Bill | Wrongful Death; a parent who is determined to be responsible for the homicide of his or her child shall have no right of recovery against the value of the child's life; provide | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to wrongful death, so as to provide that a parent who is determined to be responsible for the homicide of his or her child shall have no right of recovery against the value of the child's life; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 53 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to wills, trusts, and administration of estates generally, so as to provide for forfeiture of an intestate share of an estate under certain circumstances; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | us/states/ga | Georgia General Assembly | 2021_22 | SB 543 | Georgia SB 543 (2021_22) |
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Georgia SB 543 (2021_22) — Wrongful Death; a parent who is determined to be responsible for the homicide of his or her child shall have no right of recovery against the value of the child's life; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to wrongful death, so as to provide that a parent who is determined to be responsible for the homicide of his or her child shall have no right of recovery against the value of the child's life; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 53 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to wills, trusts, and administration of estates generally, so as to provide for forfeiture of an intestate share of an estate under certain circumstances; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; 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 49 0856 (committee substitute) — source
- As passed Senate (committee substitute) — source
- SB 543/AP* (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- PASSAGE — 52–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Brian Strickland — primary (person)
- Elena Parent — primary (person)
- Emanuel Jones — primary (person)
- Jennifer Jordan — primary (person)
- Sonya Halpern — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2022-02-22 Senate Hopper
- 2022-02-24 Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee - 2022-03-09 Senate Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable - 2022-03-11 Senate Read Second Time
reading-2 - 2022-03-15 Senate Tabled
- 2022-03-15 Senate Taken from Table
- 2022-03-15 Senate Third Read
reading-3 - 2022-03-15 Senate Passed/Adopted
passage - 2022-03-16 House First Readers
reading-1 - 2022-03-17 House Second Readers
reading-2 - 2022-03-18 House Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable - 2022-03-25 House Third Readers
reading-3 - 2022-03-25 House Passed/Adopted
passage - 2022-04-07 Senate Sent to Governor
executive-receipt - 2022-05-09 Senate Date Signed by Governor
executive-signature - 2022-05-09 Act 847
executive-signature - 2022-07-01 Effective Date
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/62221df3-094a-4e60-a9c8-7882a5c6e30d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).