GA HB177 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 6)
Status: Passed on May 13 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-05-13 - Effective Date 2025-07-01
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to domestic relations, so as to provide protection for household pets in both family violence and dating violence protective orders; to provide for a definition and an exclusion; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Title

Domestic relations; protection for household pets in both family violence and dating violence protective orders; provide

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2025-04-02 - Senate - Passage: Senate Vote #431 (Y: 52 N: 1 NV: 2 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-02-19 - House - Passage: House Vote #46 (Y: 164 N: 3 NV: 7 Abs: 6) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2025-05-13 Effective Date 2025-07-01
2025-05-13 Act 189
2025-05-13HouseHouse Date Signed by Governor
2025-04-08HouseHouse Sent to Governor
2025-04-02SenateSenate Passed/Adopted
2025-04-02SenateSenate Third Read
2025-04-02SenateSenate Taken from Table
2025-04-02SenateSenate Tabled
2025-03-21SenateSenate Read Second Time
2025-03-20SenateSenate Committee Favorably Reported
2025-02-20SenateSenate Read and Referred
2025-02-19HouseHouse Passed/Adopted
2025-02-19HouseHouse Third Readers
2025-02-12HouseHouse Committee Favorably Reported
2025-02-03HouseHouse Second Readers
2025-01-30HouseHouse First Readers
2025-01-29HouseHouse Hopper

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