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type: "Bill"
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title: "State tort claims; waiver of sovereign immunity for declaratory judgment or injunctive relief; provide"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 21 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to waiver of sovereign immunity as to actions ex contractu and state tort claims, so as to provide for waiver of sovereign immunity for declaratory judgment or injunctive relief; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to provide for related matters; 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: "2015_16"
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identifier: "HB 59"
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citation: "Georgia HB 59 (2015_16)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Alex Atwood", "B.J. Pak", "Beth Beskin", "Chuck Efstration", "Jay Powell", "Wendell Willard"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 18
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2015-01-14"
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last_action: "2016-05-03"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5bfbbc57-c9a8-43c8-aba3-83eaba2f76f3"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "ed837db05f446d9ec77de6423d59a5eb446d49b1828297f4308d8036cdf9d4dd"
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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 59 (2015_16) — State tort claims; waiver of sovereign immunity for declaratory judgment or injunctive relief; provide
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 21 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to waiver of sovereign immunity as to actions ex contractu and state tort claims, so as to provide for waiver of sovereign immunity for declaratory judgment or injunctive relief; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to provide for related matters; 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. **Committee Sub LC 41 0781S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/159447.pdf)
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2. **Floor Amendment AM 29 2553** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/161642.pdf)
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3. **HB 59/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/162207.pdf)
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4. **LC 29 6185/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/145470.pdf)
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5. **LC 29 6337S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/149313.pdf)
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6. **LC 29 6337S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/147479.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **154–9** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Alex Atwood — primary (person)
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- B.J. Pak — primary (person)
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- Beth Beskin — primary (person)
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- Chuck Efstration — primary (person)
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- Jay Powell — primary (person)
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- Wendell Willard — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2015-01-14** House Hopper
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- **2015-01-15** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2015-01-26** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2015-02-11** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2015-02-25** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2015-02-25** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2015-02-26** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2016-03-07** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2016-03-08** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2016-03-22** Senate Tabled
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- **2016-03-22** Senate Taken from Table
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- **2016-03-22** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2016-03-22** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2016-03-24** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended
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- **2016-03-24** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
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- **2016-03-30** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2016-05-03** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2016-05-03** Veto V2 `executive-signature`
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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/5bfbbc57-c9a8-43c8-aba3-83eaba2f76f3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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