Domestic relations; protection for household pets in both family violence and dating violence protective orders; provide
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “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 provide protection for household pets in both family violence and dating violence protective orders;” Read the full text
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2025-2026 regular session
Where it is
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House Hopper · Jan 29, 2025
House First Readers · Jan 30, 2025
House Second Readers · Feb 3, 2025
House Committee Favorably Reported · Feb 12, 2025
House Third Readers · Feb 19, 2025
House Passed/Adopted · Feb 19, 2025
Senate Read and Referred · Feb 20, 2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported · Mar 20, 2025
Senate Read Second Time · Mar 21, 2025
Senate Tabled · Apr 2, 2025
Senate Taken from Table · Apr 2, 2025
Senate Third Read · Apr 2, 2025
Senate Passed/Adopted · Apr 2, 2025
House Sent to Governor · Apr 8, 2025
House Date Signed by Governor · May 13, 2025
Act 189 · May 13, 2025
Effective Date · Jul 1, 2025
The numbers
6
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
PASSAGESenate · 2025-04-02 · yea 52, nay 1, notVoting 2, excused 1
PASSAGEHouse · 2025-02-19 · yea 164, nay 3, notVoting 7, excused 6
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.
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