Georgia Senate · 2025 Regular Session
SB 69: Regulate third-party litigation financing practices in this state
Passage · Feb. 27, 2025 · Yeas 52, nays 0
What the bill does
The bill regulates third-party litigation financing practices in Georgia, amending the state's banking and finance laws and its civil rules on depositions and discovery.
A plain-language summary drafted with AI from the official text below, then checked against that text by a separate AI review. It describes the bill, not this particular motion. How these numbers work
The bill’s caption, as the Journal prints it with this vote
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 7 and Article 5 of Chapter 11 of Title 9 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to banking and finance, and depositions and discovery under the "Georgia Civil Practice Act," respectively, so as to regulate third-party litigation financing practices in this state; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
How each party voted
Majority Leader Steve Gooch voted yea.
Bill
- Bill
- SB 69
- Motion
- Passage
- Date
- Feb. 27, 2025
- Session
- 2025 Regular Session
- Yeas–nays
- Yeas 52, nays 0; 4 didn't vote (4 excused, 0 abstained)
The chamber on this vote
Seats are today's members, liberal to conservative; members who have left aren't shown.
← Most liberalThe aisleMost conservative →
How each member voted
Yea (52)
- John Albers R-56
- Jason Anavitarte R-31
- Lee Anderson R-24
- Tonya Anderson D-43
- Tim Bearden R-30
- Matt Brass R-6
- Max Burns R-23
- Bill Cowsert R-46
- Gail Davenport D-17
- Clint Dixon R-45
- Greg Dolezal R-27
- Drew Echols R-49
- Jason Esteves D-35
- Frank Ginn R-47
- Steve Gooch R-51
- Russ Goodman R-8
- Sonya Halpern D-39
- Marty Harbin R-16
- Ed Harbison D-15
- Sally Harrell D-40
- Bo Hatchett R-50
- Billy Hickman R-4
- Mike Hodges R-3
- Chuck Hufstetler R-52
- Donzella James D-28
- Emanuel Jones D-10
- Harold Jones D-22
- RaShaun Kemp D-38
- John Kennedy R-18
- Kay Kirkpatrick R-32
- David Lucas D-26
- Derek Mallow D-2
- Randal Mangham D-55
- Josh McLaurin D-14
- Nikki Merritt D-9
- Colton Moore R-53
- Nan Orrock D-36
- Elena Parent D-44
- Nabilah Parkes D-7
- Chuck Payne R-54
- Sheikh Rahman D-5
- Doc Rhett D-33
- Randy Robertson R-29
- Ed Setzler R-37
- Freddie Sims D-12
- Shawn Still R-48
- Brian Strickland R-42
- Carden Summers R-13
- Larry Walker R-20
- Ben Watson R-1
- Sam Watson R-11
- Rick Williams R-25
Excused (4)
- Brandon Beach R-21
- Kim Jackson D-41
- Blake Tillery R-19
- Kenya Wicks D-34