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Committee advances municipal sovereign‑immunity substitute after amendment raising waiver amounts
Summary
A substitute to a municipal sovereign‑immunity bill advanced from committee after members adopted an amendment raising proposed waiver amounts; the substitute also extends notice time for claims against municipalities from six to 12 months to match other state agencies.
The House Judiciary Committee advanced a substitute to House Bill 531 addressing municipal sovereign immunity, waiver amounts and notice periods for claims against cities.
The substitute, described by the sponsor as the product of negotiation between the Georgia Municipal Association (GMA) and the trial lawyers’ association, removes an appeal provision and focuses on sovereign immunity waiver amounts and a so‑called ‘‘anti‑light of notice’’ (notice) provision. The substitute would change municipal notice from six months to…
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