Georgia bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia SB 98
Guardian and Ward; county conservators; provide
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Bill Cowsert (Republican)
- Brian Strickland (Republican)
- Frank Ginn (Republican)
- Ben Watson (Republican)
- Kay Kirkpatrick (Republican)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Georgia legislature· description
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.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 4:04 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 2025 House | House Vote #298 - 2025-2026 Regular Session | pass | Set your home in Georgia to see |
| Feb 20, 2025 Senate | Senate Vote #70 - 2025-2026 Regular Session | pass | Set your home in Georgia to see |
Actions
- Jul 1, 2025 · Legislature
Effective Date - May 14, 2025 · Senate
Act 283 - May 14, 2025 · Senate
Senate Date Signed by Governor - Apr 7, 2025 · Senate
Senate Sent to Governor - Mar 21, 2025 · House
House Passed/Adopted - Mar 21, 2025 · House
House Third Readers - Mar 13, 2025 · House
House Committee Favorably Reported - Feb 24, 2025 · House
House Second Readers - Feb 21, 2025 · House
House First Readers - Feb 20, 2025 · Senate
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute - Feb 20, 2025 · Senate
Senate Third Read - Feb 19, 2025 · Senate
Senate Read Second Time - Feb 18, 2025 · Senate
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute - Feb 6, 2025 · Senate
Senate Read and Referred - Feb 5, 2025 · Senate
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