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HB 0371 - Local government; immunity of municipal corporations; revise provisions

Tracking Level: Monitor
Sponsor: Barry Fleming
Last Action: 2/16/2017 - House Second Readers
House Committee: Judiciary

Staff Analysis of the Legislation

HB 371 amends Chapter 33 of Title 36 of the OCGA. Section 36-33-1 by clarifying that Article I, Section II, Paragraph IX and Code Section 36-33-5 must be adhered to, municipal corporations are immune from liability to the same extent that counties are immune, and when there is a joint project, facility or service between municipal corporations and a county, there cannot be a waiver of sovereign immunity if all parties have not waived it.

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