Georgia House Bill 913 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: Engrossed on March 10 2020 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-12 - Senate Read and Referred
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to domestic relations, so as to strengthen, clarify, and update provisions relating to the protection of children, including foster children and adopted children; to allow for notice by certified mail in certain adoption proceedings; to revise a provision relating to the results of a search of the putative father registry; to revise provisions relating to appointment of an agent for a petitioner; to revise provisions relating to required criminal history records checks of petitioners; to revise provisions relating to petitioners who are nonresidents of Georgia; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Domestic relations; protection of children; strengthen, clarify, and update provisions

Rep. Albert Reeves [R]	Rep. Barry Fleming [R]	Rep. Mary Oliver [D]	Rep. Marcus Wiedower [R]
Rep. Matthew Wilson [D]	Rep. Deborah Silcox [R]

2020-03-10 - House - House Vote #565 (Y: 153 N: 7 NV: 8 Abs: 12) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-12	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2020-03-10	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2020-03-10	House	House Third Readers
2020-02-27	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2020-02-19	House	House Second Readers
2020-02-18	House	House First Readers
2020-02-05	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/57266
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/189565
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/191266
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/192915
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/57266#17583