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type: "Bill"
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title: "Civil Practice; substantive and comprehensive revision of provisions regarding civil practice, evidentiary matters, damages, and liability in tort actions; provide"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 9, 13, 40, and 51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to civil practice, contracts, motor vehicles, and torts, respectively, so as to provide for substantive and comprehensive revision of provisions regarding civil practice, evidentiary matters, damages, and liability in tort actions; to provide limitations relative to pain and suffering testimony; to provide for timing of answers and discovery; to provide for dismissals of civil actions; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and 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: "2025_26"
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identifier: "SB 68"
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citation: "Georgia SB 68 (2025_26)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["CIVIL PRACTICE", "CONTRACTS", "MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC", "TORTS"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Ben Watson", "Bill Cowsert", "Brandon Beach", "Chuck Payne", "Clint Dixon", "Drew Echols", "Ed Setzler", "Frank Ginn", "Greg Dolezal", "Jason Anavitarte", "John Albers", "John F. Kennedy", "Kay Kirkpatrick", "Larry Walker, III", "Lee Anderson", "Marty Harbin", "Matt Brass", "Max Burns", "Mike Hodges", "Randy Robertson", "Rick Williams", "Russ Goodman", "Sam Watson", "Shawn Still", "Steve Gooch"]
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version_count: 9
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action_count: 17
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vote_count: 7
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first_action: "2025-01-30"
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last_action: "2025-04-21"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9e9e2c11-759b-4455-baec-1096d128096a"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "fbee45e21277e343fcd4250eaad9dd5c0c97776288d4ac69ad1f35d0cb99a115"
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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 68 (2025_26) — Civil Practice; substantive and comprehensive revision of provisions regarding civil practice, evidentiary matters, damages, and liability in tort actions; provide
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 9, 13, 40, and 51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to civil practice, contracts, motor vehicles, and torts, respectively, so as to provide for substantive and comprehensive revision of provisions regarding civil practice, evidentiary matters, damages, and liability in tort actions; to provide limitations relative to pain and suffering testimony; to provide for timing of answers and discovery; to provide for dismissals of civil actions; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and 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 62 0074-EC** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/230894.pdf)
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2. **As Passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/233525.pdf)
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3. **Committee Sub LC 49 2233-ECS** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/231978.pdf)
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4. **Floor Amend 1 AM 49 0227** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/233398.pdf)
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5. **Floor Amend 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/233428.pdf)
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6. **Floor Amend 2A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/233430.pdf)
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7. **LC 49 2362S/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/236457.pdf)
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8. **SB 68/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/236944.pdf)
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9. **Sen Floor Amend 1 AM 49 0256** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/236865.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Senate Vote #273 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **34–21** (pass) · upper
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- Senate Vote #272 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **22–32** (fail) · upper
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- House Vote #290 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **91–82** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #81 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **21–33** (fail) · upper
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- Senate Vote #82 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **21–33** (fail) · upper
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- Senate Vote #83 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **33–21** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #291 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **94–77** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Ben Watson — primary (person)
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- Bill Cowsert — primary (person)
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- Brandon Beach — primary (person)
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- Chuck Payne — primary (person)
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- Clint Dixon — primary (person)
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- Drew Echols — primary (person)
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- Ed Setzler — primary (person)
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- Frank Ginn — primary (person)
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- Greg Dolezal — primary (person)
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- Jason Anavitarte — primary (person)
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- John Albers — primary (person)
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- John F. Kennedy — primary (person)
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- Kay Kirkpatrick — primary (person)
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- Larry Walker, III — primary (person)
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- Lee Anderson — primary (person)
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- Marty Harbin — primary (person)
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- Matt Brass — primary (person)
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- Max Burns — primary (person)
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- Mike Hodges — primary (person)
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- Randy Robertson — primary (person)
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- Rick Williams — primary (person)
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- Russ Goodman — primary (person)
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- Sam Watson — primary (person)
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- Shawn Still — primary (person)
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- Steve Gooch — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-01-30** Senate Hopper `introduction`
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- **2025-02-03** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-11** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-02-12** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2025-02-21** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2025-02-21** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2025-02-24** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2025-02-26** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-18** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-20** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2025-03-20** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2025-03-20** House Immediately Transmitted to Senate
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- **2025-03-21** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
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- **2025-04-07** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-04-21** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2025-04-21** Act 9 `executive-signature`
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- **2025-04-21** 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/9e9e2c11-759b-4455-baec-1096d128096a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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