A last-minute attempt to amend Georgia’s updated garnishment law was defeated Tuesday, and the state Senate voted to move it forward unchanged.

The law is an attempt to fix a flawed law that was called unconstitutional by a federal judge. In at least one county, the ruling has halted garnishments for months.

To read more about the bill, and what happens to it next, click here.

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Julian Conley listens during opening statements in his trial at Fulton County Superior Court in Atlanta on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. The 25-year-old is accused of fatally shooting 8-year-old Secoriea Turner in July 2020. (Abbey Cutrer/AJC)

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