Georgia House Bill 825 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-2)
Status: Engrossed on February 29 2016 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-03-16 - Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to parent and child relationship general provisions, so as to provide that in the event of a report of child abuse by a military parent or guardian, the child welfare agency shall notify the Department of Defense Family Advocacy Program; to add filing a report of child abuse to military law enforcement to the reporting of child abuse to an appropriate police authority; to extend immunity provisions to reporting child abuse to military law enforcement; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

"Protecting Military Children Act"; enact

Rep. Earnest Smith [D]	Rep. Scott Holcomb [D]	Rep. Amy Carter [R]	Rep. James Shaw [R]
Rep. Stacey Abrams [D]	Rep. Carolyn Hugley [D]	Sen. Harold Jones [D]

2016-03-16 - Senate - Senate Vote #653 (Y: 49 N: 0 NV: 6 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2016-02-29 - House - House Vote #661 (Y: 165 N: 0 NV: 7 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2016-02-29 - House - House Vote #660 (Y: 162 N: 0 NV: 10 Abs: 8) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-03-16	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2016-03-16	Senate	Senate Third Read
2016-03-14	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2016-03-14	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2016-03-02	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2016-02-29	House	House Passed/Adopted
2016-02-29	House	House Third Readers
2016-02-23	House	House Committee Favorably Reported
2016-01-26	House	House Second Readers
2016-01-25	House	House First Readers
2016-01-22	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/47728
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/155302
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/160302
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/160990
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/161032
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/47728#14180
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/47728#14181
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/47728#14373