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type: "Bill"
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title: "Deficiencies Connected with Improvements to Realty and Resulting Injuries; actions that may be brought pursuant to Code Section 9-3-51; clarify"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 3 of Title 9 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to limitations on recovery for deficiencies connected with improvements to realty and resulting injuries, so as to clarify actions that may be brought pursuant to Code Section 9-3-51 regarding deficiencies in connection with improvements to realty; to provide for related matters; to provide for applicability; 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: "SB 451"
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citation: "Georgia SB 451 (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: ["Bill Cowsert", "Chuck Hufstetler", "Frank Ginn", "John Kennedy", "William Ligon, Jr."]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 17
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2020-02-26"
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last_action: "2020-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e915dc9d-9b4e-4b52-9ebe-08ee0fa11971"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "5aec09ce3821ec18305bdf732943a54b6ca52c44b127f1e3282e7292d0822522"
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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 SB 451 (2019_20) — Deficiencies Connected with Improvements to Realty and Resulting Injuries; actions that may be brought pursuant to Code Section 9-3-51; clarify
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 3 of Title 9 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to limitations on recovery for deficiencies connected with improvements to realty and resulting injuries, so as to clarify actions that may be brought pursuant to Code Section 9-3-51 regarding deficiencies in connection with improvements to realty; to provide for related matters; to provide for applicability; 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. **As introduced LC 41 2398** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/191222.pdf)
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2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193201.pdf)
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3. **SB 451/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/194243.pdf)
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## Votes
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- MOTION TO TABLE THE RULES CALENDAR — **49–5** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Bill Cowsert — primary (person)
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- Chuck Hufstetler — primary (person)
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- Frank Ginn — primary (person)
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- John Kennedy — primary (person)
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- William Ligon, Jr. — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2020-02-26** Senate Hopper
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- **2020-02-27** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2020-03-09** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2020-03-10** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2020-03-12** Senate Tabled
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- **2020-03-12** Senate Taken from Table
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- **2020-03-12** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2020-03-12** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2020-03-13** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2020-06-15** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2020-06-17** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2020-06-19** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2020-06-19** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2020-06-25** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2020-06-29** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2020-06-29** Act 380 `executive-signature`
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- **2020-07-01** 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/e915dc9d-9b4e-4b52-9ebe-08ee0fa11971`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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