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type: "Bill"
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title: "Wills, trusts, and administration of estates; Revised Probate Code of 1998; revise and update provisions"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 53 of the O.C.G.A., relating to wills, trusts, and administration of estates; to amend Part 12 of Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 7 of the O.C.G.A., relating to deposits of deceased depositors; to amend Title 9 of the O.C.G.A., relating to civil practice; to amend Title 10 of the O.C.G.A., relating to commerce and trade; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 13 of the O.C.G.A., relating to statute of frauds; to amend Chapter 9 of Title 15 of the O.C.G.A., relating to probate courts; to amend Title 19 of the O.C.G.A., relating to domestic relations; to amend Article 3 of Chapter 2 of Title 23 of the O.C.G.A., relating to fraud; to amend Chapter 27 of Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to lottery for education; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
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legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
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session: "2019_20"
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identifier: "HB 865"
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citation: "Georgia HB 865 (2019_20)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Barry Fleming", "Bonnie Rich", "David Dreyer", "Deborah Silcox", "Mitchell Scoggins"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 18
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2020-01-31"
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last_action: "2021-01-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d768d2d6-403f-451a-b360-875e5a2982e5"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "7b791e55f7eebe15b7732168a83140b04969772052defe432268be644e7107e7"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
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---
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# Georgia HB 865 (2019_20) — Wills, trusts, and administration of estates; Revised Probate Code of 1998; revise and update provisions
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 53 of the O.C.G.A., relating to wills, trusts, and administration of estates; to amend Part 12 of Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 7 of the O.C.G.A., relating to deposits of deceased depositors; to amend Title 9 of the O.C.G.A., relating to civil practice; to amend Title 10 of the O.C.G.A., relating to commerce and trade; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 13 of the O.C.G.A., relating to statute of frauds; to amend Chapter 9 of Title 15 of the O.C.G.A., relating to probate courts; to amend Title 19 of the O.C.G.A., relating to domestic relations; to amend Article 3 of Chapter 2 of Title 23 of the O.C.G.A., relating to fraud; to amend Chapter 27 of Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to lottery for education; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **HB 865/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/195246.pdf)
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2. **LC 41 2234/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/189096.pdf)
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3. **LC 41 2455S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193249.pdf)
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4. **LC 41 2455S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/192064.pdf)
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5. **Sen ctee sub LC 41 2549S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193941.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **150–12** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Barry Fleming — primary (person)
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- Bonnie Rich — primary (person)
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- David Dreyer — primary (person)
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- Deborah Silcox — primary (person)
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- Mitchell Scoggins — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2020-01-31** House Hopper
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- **2020-02-03** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2020-02-04** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2020-02-05** House Withdrawn, Recommitted `withdrawal, referral-committee`
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- **2020-03-04** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2020-03-12** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2020-03-12** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2020-03-13** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2020-06-15** Senate Withdrawn & Recommitted `withdrawal, referral-committee`
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- **2020-06-18** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2020-06-19** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2020-06-22** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2020-06-22** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2020-06-25** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
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- **2020-07-02** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2020-07-29** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2020-07-29** Act 508 `executive-signature`
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- **2021-01-01** Effective Date
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d768d2d6-403f-451a-b360-875e5a2982e5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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