Georgia House Bill 79 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Passed on May 2 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-05-02 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 30 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to rights of persons with disabilities, so as to provide that blind persons shall not be discriminated against by the courts, Department of Human Services, or a child-placing agency in matters relating to child custody, guardianship, foster care, visitation, placement, or adoption; to provide for definitions; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for legislative findings and a purpose; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Blind persons; child custody matters; provisions

Rep. Carl Gilliard [D]

Rep. Roger Bruce [D]

Rep. Mable Thomas [D]

Sen. Michael Rhett [D]

2019-04-02 - House - House Vote #394 (Y: 167 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2019-04-02 - Senate - Senate Vote #418 (Y: 49 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2019-03-28 - Senate - Senate Vote #296 (Y: 49 N: 2 NV: 2 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2019-03-05 - House - House Vote #158 (Y: 167 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 8) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-05-02		Effective Date
2019-05-02		Act 144
2019-05-02	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2019-04-11	House	House Sent to Governor
2019-04-02	Senate	Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
2019-04-02	House	House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended
2019-03-28	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2019-03-28	Senate	Senate Third Read
2019-03-26	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2019-03-26	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2019-03-07	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2019-03-05	House	House Passed/Adopted
2019-03-05	House	House Third Readers
2019-02-27	House	House Committee Favorably Reported
2019-02-05	House	House Second Readers
2019-01-30	House	House First Readers
2019-01-29	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/54412
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/179996
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/185971
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/187557
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/54412#16721
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/54412#17080
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/54412#17308
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/54412#17224