Georgia’s legislative session ended without HB 917 being adopted. Although it passed the Senate Judiciary Committee, no further action was taken. The State Bar of Georgia supported this bill, and its legislative update (no longer available online) simply noted that the bill did not make it on the calendar for Senate action.
The last version of the bill proposed adopting the Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act (UIDDA), as well as a modified version of the Uniform Foreign Depositions Act (UFDA).
If it is re-introduced next legislative session, I’ll post about it. In the meantime, Georgia still follows the Uniform Foreign Depositions Act, found in O.C.G.A. §§ 24-10-110 to -112.
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Update: Although it was introduced in 2011, the UIDDA did not pass. See my post UFDA remains in effect in Georgia.
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