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Georgia · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1185: Courts; certain shareholder claims to be brought before the Georgia State-wide Business Court; provide

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1185 is a bill introduced in the Georgia House on February 4, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Courts; certain shareholder claims to be brought before the Georgia State-wide Business Court; provide. Primary sponsor: Chuck Efstration (Republican), Matthew Gambill (Republican), Will Wade (Republican), Devan Seabaugh (Republican), Stan Gunter (Republican), Rob Leverett (Republican). Most recent recorded action (July 1, 2026): Effective Date.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 14 and 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to corporations, partnerships, and associations and courts, respectively, so as to provide for certain shareholder claims to be brought before the Georgia State-wide Business Court; to permit a corporation's bylaws or articles of incorporation to require certain claims to be heard by the Georgia State-wide Business Court; to provide for removal of certain claims to the Georgia State-wide Business Court; to provide for attorney's fees and costs; to exempt payment of attorney's fees and costs in certain situations; to provide for definitions; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Chuck EfstrationPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse104
Matthew GambillPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse15
Will WadePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse9
Devan SeabaughPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse34
Stan GunterPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse8
Rob LeverettPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse123

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Effective Date
  2. Act 460
  3. House Date Signed by Governor
  4. House Sent to Governor
  5. House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
  6. Senate Passed/Adopted As Amended
  7. Senate Taken from Table
  8. Senate Tabled
  9. Senate Third Read
  10. Senate Read Second Time
  11. Senate Committee Favorably Reported
  12. Senate Read and Referred

Showing 12 most recent of 18 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source