Georgia House Bill 479 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Engrossed on March 12 2020 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-13 - Senate Read and Referred
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide greater protections for individuals who have suffered from childhood sexual abuse; to amend Code Section 9-3-33.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to actions for childhood sexual abuse, so as to extend the statute of limitations for actions for childhood sexual abuse under certain circumstances; to clarify existing law; to revise and provide for definitions; to provide for retroactive claims for childhood sexual abuse under certain circumstances; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Hidden Predator Act of 2019; enact

Rep. Heath Clark [R]	Rep. Wesley Cantrell [R]	Rep. Richard Smith [R]	Rep. Terry England [R]
Sen. Ed Setzler [R]	Rep. Steven Sainz [R]

2020-03-13 - House - House Vote #642 (Y: 147 N: 5 NV: 6 Abs: 22) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-13	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2020-03-12	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2020-03-12	House	House Third Readers
2020-03-12	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2019-02-27	House	House Second Readers
2019-02-26	House	House First Readers
2019-02-25	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/55440
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/182742
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/193011
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/193317
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/55440#17737