HB 69

Abstract

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 21 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state tort claims, so as to remove certain immunities from the actions of certain state officers or employees; to provide that certain state officers or employees shall be liable when causing the deprivation of certain rights; to provide for questions of fact; to waive sovereign immunity; to revise limitations on amounts of damages; to amend Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local government, so as to provide that certain local law enforcement officers may be subject to lawsuit or liability; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to provide for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.