Georgia House Bill 231 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-2)
Status: Passed on May 10 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-05-10 - Effective Date 2021-07-01
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 5 of Title 16 and Article 1 of Chapter 13 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to stalking and granting of relief by superior courts, respectively, so as to expand the applicability of protective orders involving victims of stalking; to revise the definition of family violence to include certain acts between persons through whom a past or present pregnancy has developed or persons in a past or present dating relationship for the granting of protective orders and other relief; to provide for definitions; to require the court to make certain findings prior to granting protective orders alleging dating relationships; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Crimes and offenses; victims of stalking; expand applicability of protective orders

Rep. Houston Gaines [R]	Rep. Mandi Ballinger [R]	Rep. Bee Nguyen [D]	Rep. Marcus Wiedower [R]
Rep. Spencer Frye [D]	Rep. Bonnie Rich [R]	Sen. Brian Strickland [R]

2021-03-31 - House - Agree Sen Sub: House Vote #381 (Y: 169 N: 0 NV: 6 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2021-03-29 - Senate - Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #349 (Y: 53 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2021-03-08 - House - Passage: House Vote #211 (Y: 174 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 3) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-05-10		Effective Date 2021-07-01
2021-05-10		Act 273
2021-05-10	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2021-04-07	House	House Sent to Governor
2021-03-31	House	House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
2021-03-29	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2021-03-29	Senate	Senate Third Read
2021-03-29	Senate	Senate Taken from Table
2021-03-29	Senate	Senate Tabled
2021-03-25	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2021-03-25	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2021-03-09	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2021-03-08	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2021-03-08	House	House Third Readers
2021-03-05	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2021-02-03	House	House Second Readers
2021-02-02	House	House First Readers
2021-02-01	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/59195
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/196461
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/199656
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/199993
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/201385
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/202448
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/59195#18416
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/59195#18759
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/59195#18851