Georgia House Bill 891 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: Introduced on February 8 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-02-13 - House Second Readers
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [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 define a term; 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, visitation, placement, or adoption; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Handicapped persons; blind persons shall not be discriminated against in matters relating to child custody; provisions

Rep. Carl Gilliard [D]	Rep. Mary Oliver [D]	Rep. Patricia Gardner [D]	Rep. Dewayne Hill [R]
Rep. Mable Thomas [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-02-13	House	House Second Readers
2018-02-12	House	House First Readers
2018-02-08	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/52674
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/172913