Fabio
80 lines
3.6 KiB
Markdown
80 lines
3.6 KiB
Markdown
---
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type: "Bill"
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title: "Torts; provide certain immunities from liability claims regarding COVID-19; extend applicability for one year"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to torts to provide certain immunities from liability claims regarding COVID-19, approved August 5, 2020, (Ga L. 2020, p. 798), so as to extend applicability for one year; 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: "2021_22"
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identifier: "HB 112"
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citation: "Georgia HB 112 (2021_22)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["John LaHood", "Kasey Carpenter", "Lee Hawkins", "Mark Newton", "Sharon Cooper", "Trey Kelley"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 15
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2021-01-26"
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last_action: "2021-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9e2f6bb3-25a2-4ae3-b70e-163b0b00156e"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "87d15884c8b6843b6f7af9de19ba622f52d1a94160b884b269e45b39e7a8df75"
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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 112 (2021_22) — Torts; provide certain immunities from liability claims regarding COVID-19; extend applicability for one year
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to torts to provide certain immunities from liability claims regarding COVID-19, approved August 5, 2020, (Ga L. 2020, p. 798), so as to extend applicability for one year; 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 112/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/200699.pdf)
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2. **LC 33 8502/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/195920.pdf)
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3. **Sen floor amend 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/200632.pdf)
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4. **Sen floor amend 2 AM 33 1961** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/200625.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **99–68** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- John LaHood — primary (person)
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- Kasey Carpenter — primary (person)
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- Lee Hawkins — primary (person)
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- Mark Newton — primary (person)
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- Sharon Cooper — primary (person)
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- Trey Kelley — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-01-26** House Hopper
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- **2021-01-27** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2021-01-28** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2021-02-04** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-02-09** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2021-02-09** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2021-02-10** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-11** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-03-15** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2021-03-17** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2021-03-17** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2021-04-05** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-05-04** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2021-05-04** Act 175 `executive-signature`
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- **2021-07-01** 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/9e2f6bb3-25a2-4ae3-b70e-163b0b00156e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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