2019: SB 110 Statewide Business Court Enabling Legislation
Session 2019-20The House and Senate appointed a Conference Committee to work out the policy differences between the two chambers with respect to the establishment of a statewide business court. All conferees (Reps. Efstration, Fleming, and Oliver and Sens. Stone, Dugan, and Kennedy) signed on to the consensus conference report and while the House gave its final passage to the Conference Committee Report on SB 110 by a vote of 135-28, the Senate, in a fairly unprecedented move, failed to even bring the report for a vote, effectively killing the business community’s preferred model for a business court that has proven successful in Fulton and Gwinnett Counties.
Unfortunately, the personal injury lobby (expressly exempted from the legislation) weighed in in opposition to the bill swayed enough of members of the senate to keep the bill from having a vote.
*The vote reflected on the scorecard is the House vote on the Conference Committee Report.
| Description | Sponsors | Bill Status | Chamber Position |
|---|---|---|---|
The House and Senate appointed a Conference Committee to work out the policy differences between the two chambers with respect to the establishment of a statewide business court. All conferees (Reps. Efstration, Fleming, and Oliver and Sens. Stone, Dugan, and Kennedy) signed on to the consensus conference report and while the House gave its final passage to the Conference Committee Report on SB 110 by a vote of 135-28, the Senate, in a fairly unprecedented move, failed to even bring the report for a vote, effectively killing the business community’s preferred model for a business court that has proven successful in Fulton and Gwinnett Counties. Unfortunately, the personal injury lobby (expressly exempted from the legislation) weighed in in opposition to the bill swayed enough of members of the senate to keep the bill from having a vote. *The vote reflected on the scorecard is the House vote on the Conference Committee Report. |
House Conference Committee Report Adopted 04/02/2019 |
