GA HB913 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session
Status
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]
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]
Summary
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.
Title
Domestic relations; protection of children; strengthen, clarify, and update provisions
Sponsors
Rep. Albert Reeves [R] | Rep. Barry Fleming [R] | Rep. Mary Oliver [D] | Rep. Marcus Wiedower [R] |
Rep. Matthew Wilson [D] | Rep. Deborah Silcox [R] |
Roll Calls
2020-03-10 - House - House Vote #565 (Y: 153 N: 7 NV: 8 Abs: 12) [PASS]
History
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 |