Georgia House Bill 603

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on February 27 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-03-01 - House Second Readers
Pending: House Juvenile Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 11 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Juvenile Code, so as to expedite and prioritize processes for the termination of parental rights in certain cases involving parental incapacity and child maltreatment; to revise and to provide for definitions; to revise circumstances for when reasonable efforts by DFCS are not required; to revise requirements for nonreunification hearings; to update a cross-reference; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to provide for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Juvenile Code; termination of parental rights involving parental incapacity and child maltreatment; expedite and prioritize processes

Rep. Marcus Wiedower [R]

Rep. Houston Gaines [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-01	House	House Second Readers
2023-02-28	House	House First Readers
2023-02-27	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64864
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/216085