Social services; foster parents bill of rights; revise provisions
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 5 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to programs and protection for children, so as to revise provisions relating to the foster parents bill of rights;” Read the full text
2025-2026 regular session
What it does
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to programs and protection for children, so as to revise provisions relating to the foster parents bill of rights; to provide for definitions; to provide that such rights include relative caregivers and fictive kin; to provide for the development of administrative procedures; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other pur
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Where it is
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House Hopper · Feb 4, 2025
House First Readers · Feb 5, 2025
House Second Readers · Feb 6, 2025
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Feb 10, 2026
House Third Readers · Feb 17, 2026
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute · Feb 17, 2026
Senate Read and Referred · Feb 18, 2026
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Mar 25, 2026
Senate Read Second Time · Mar 25, 2026
Senate Third Read · Mar 31, 2026
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute · 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 11, 2026
Act 475 · May 11, 2026
Effective Date · May 11, 2026
The numbers
7
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
Agree to Senate SubstituteHouse · 2026-04-02 · yea 171, nay 0, notVoting 6, excused 3
PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTESenate · 2026-03-31 · yea 47, nay 0, notVoting 2, excused 7
PASSAGEHouse · 2026-02-17 · yea 164, nay 0, notVoting 8, excused 8
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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