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HB 0674 - State government; waiver of sovereign immunity for declaratory judgment or injunctive relief under certain circumstances; provide

Tracking Level: Monitor
Sponsor: Wendell Willard
Last Action: 1/18/2018 - House Second Readers
House Committee: Judiciary
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Staff Analysis of the Legislation

HB 674 amends §21-50, §3-3-23, and §36-33-1 of the O.C.G.A., providing that the defense of sovereign immunity be waived for any claim, counterclaim, cross-claim, or third-party claim brought to the courts of Georgia by an aggrieved person seeking a declaratory judgment or injunctive relief against the state or any political subdivision thereof in violation of the Georgia Constitution, a state law, or a local ordinance, provided that sovereign immunity is not waived in certain circumstances. 


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