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Georgia · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 98: Guardian and Ward; county conservators; 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

SB 98 is a bill introduced in the Georgia Senate on February 5, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Guardian and Ward; county conservators; provide. Primary sponsor: Bill Cowsert (Republican), Brian Strickland (Republican), Frank Ginn (Republican), Ben Watson (Republican), Kay Kirkpatrick (Republican). Most recent recorded action (July 1, 2025): Effective Date.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

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 Title 29 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to guardian and ward, so as to provide for county conservators generally; to provide for respective rights and responsibilities of county conservators and county guardians; to provide that county administrators shall serve as ex officio county conservators; to make conforming changes; to revise and provide for definitions; to provide for the change of designation of county guardian to county conservator by operation of law under certain circumstances and subject to an exception; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Bill CowsertPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate46
Brian StricklandPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate42
Frank GinnPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate47
Ben WatsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Kay KirkpatrickPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate32

“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 283
  3. Senate Date Signed by Governor
  4. Senate Sent to Governor
  5. House Passed/Adopted
  6. House Third Readers
  7. House Committee Favorably Reported
  8. House Second Readers
  9. House First Readers
  10. Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
  11. Senate Third Read
  12. Senate Read Second Time

Showing 12 most recent of 15 actions. Full history

Sources

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