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type: "Bill"
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title: "Torts; authorize apportionment of damages in single-defendant lawsuits; provide for evidence of fault of nonparties"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 51-12-33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to reduction and apportionment of award or bar of recovery according to percentage of fault of parties and nonparties, so as to authorize apportionment of damages in single-defendant lawsuits; to provide for evidence of fault of nonparties; to provide for related matters; to provide for applicability; 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: "2021_22"
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identifier: "HB 961"
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citation: "Georgia HB 961 (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: ["Bruce Williamson", "Chuck Efstration", "Mary Oliver", "Matt Hatchett", "Rob Leverett", "Tyler Paul Smith"]
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version_count: 2
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action_count: 25
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2022-01-24"
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last_action: "2022-05-13"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0625c6e9-e6de-4983-aa57-c73ced541880"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "89f10716e277b71d26819e22d8eabdbf4ee72a0765e1f0168846680c61cae7a0"
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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 961 (2021_22) — Torts; authorize apportionment of damages in single-defendant lawsuits; provide for evidence of fault of nonparties
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 51-12-33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to reduction and apportionment of award or bar of recovery according to percentage of fault of parties and nonparties, so as to authorize apportionment of damages in single-defendant lawsuits; to provide for evidence of fault of nonparties; to provide for related matters; to provide for applicability; 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 961/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/211160.pdf)
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2. **LC 44 1842/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/203658.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **168–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Bruce Williamson — primary (person)
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- Chuck Efstration — primary (person)
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- Mary Oliver — primary (person)
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- Matt Hatchett — primary (person)
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- Rob Leverett — primary (person)
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- Tyler Paul Smith — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2022-01-24** House Hopper
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- **2022-01-25** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2022-01-26** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2022-01-26** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2022-02-07** House Postponed
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- **2022-02-08** House Postponed
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- **2022-02-10** House Postponed
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- **2022-02-11** House Postponed
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- **2022-02-14** House Postponed
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- **2022-02-15** House Postponed
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- **2022-02-17** House Postponed
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- **2022-02-22** House Postponed
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- **2022-02-24** House Postponed
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- **2022-02-28** House Postponed
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- **2022-03-01** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2022-03-01** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2022-03-03** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2022-03-29** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2022-03-29** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2022-03-30** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2022-03-30** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2022-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2022-05-13** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2022-05-13** Act 876 `executive-signature`
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- **2022-05-13** 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/0625c6e9-e6de-4983-aa57-c73ced541880`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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