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Georgia General Assembly · HB 1283 · House Date Signed by Governor (Act 719)

Family Justice Center Act; enact

Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.

Officially: “A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 13 of Title 19 and Chapter 16 of Title 17 of the O.C.G.A., relating to family violence and discovery, respectively, so as to authorize the creation of Family Justice Centers; Read the full text

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2025-2026 regular session

Where it is

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House Hopper · Feb 11, 2026
House First Readers · Feb 12, 2026
House Second Readers · Feb 17, 2026
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Feb 24, 2026
House Postponed · Mar 3, 2026
House Postponed · Mar 4, 2026
House Third Readers · Mar 6, 2026
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute · Mar 6, 2026
Senate Read and Referred · Mar 9, 2026
Senate Committee Favorably Reported · Mar 19, 2026
Senate Read Second Time · Mar 20, 2026
Senate Third Read · Mar 31, 2026
Senate Passed/Adopted As Amended · Mar 31, 2026
House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub · Apr 2, 2026
House Sent to Governor · Apr 10, 2026
House Date Signed by Governor · May 12, 2026
Act 719 · May 12, 2026
Effective Date · Jul 1, 2026

The numbers

6
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

Panitch, EstherGunter, StanHagan, LeesaHolcomb, ScottRoberts, SheaRobertson, Randy

Recorded votes

Agree to Senate AmendmentHouse · 2026-04-02 · yea 170, nay 0, notVoting 5, excused 5
PASSAGE AS AMENDEDSenate · 2026-03-31 · yea 48, nay 0, notVoting 3, excused 5
PASSAGEHouse · 2026-03-06 · yea 163, nay 0, notVoting 7, excused 10
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Georgia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Effective Date (Jul 1, 2026).