HB 46 - Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act; enact

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Current Status

05/01/12 - House Date Signed by Governor

First Reader Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 10 of Title 24 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to securing attendance of witnesses and production and preservation of evidence, so as to repeal the "Uniform Foreign Depositions Act" and to replace such Act with the "Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act"; to provide for a short title; to provide for definitions; to provide for issuance and service of subpoenas; to provide for depositions and production and inspection of documents and tangible evidence; to provide for protective orders; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Votes

Electronically Recorded Votes
DateTimeVote NoYeasNaysNVExcDescription
02/15/201111:11AMHouse Vote #32161000011008PASSAGE
04/11/20112:42PMSenate Vote #251054000001001PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE
04/14/20115:35PMHouse Vote #359162001012005Agree Sen Sub as Am
01/23/201210:43AMSenate Vote #424048000005003AGREE TO HOUSE AMENDMENT TO SENATE SUBSTITUTE

Status History

Bill History
DateAction
01/24/2011House First Readers
01/25/2011House Second Readers
02/09/2011House Committee Favorably Reported
02/15/2011House Third Readers
02/15/2011House Passed/Adopted
02/16/2011Senate Read and Referred
03/23/2011Senate Committee Favorably Reported
03/28/2011Senate Read Second Time
04/11/2011Senate Third Read
04/11/2011Senate Passed/Adopted
04/14/2011House Agree Senate Amend or Sub
01/23/2012Senate Agrees House Amend or Sub
04/02/2012House Sent to Governor
05/01/2012House Date Signed by Governor
05/01/2012Act 643
07/01/2012Effective Date

Footnotes

4/14/2011 House agrees to Senate substitute as House amended
1/23/2012 Senate agreed to House amendment to Senate substitute