Definitions Relative to the Juvenile Code; definition of neglect and to provide for new definitions
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Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-11-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions relative to the juvenile code, so as to revise the definition of neglect and to provide for new definitions;” Read the full text
2025-2026 regular session
What it does
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-11-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions relative to the juvenile code, so as to revise the definition of neglect and to provide for new definitions; to amend Code Section 16-5-60 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to reckless conduct causing harm to or endangering the bodily safety of another and conduct by HIV infected persons, so as to provide for an exception to certain offenses of reckless
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Where it is
Senate Hopper · Feb 5, 2025
Senate Read and Referred · Feb 6, 2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Feb 18, 2025
Senate Read Second Time · Feb 19, 2025
Senate Third Read · Mar 4, 2025
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute · Mar 4, 2025
House First Readers · Mar 6, 2025
House Second Readers · Mar 10, 2025
House Committee Favorably Reported · Mar 13, 2025
House Third Readers · Mar 25, 2025
House Passed/Adopted · Mar 25, 2025
Senate Sent to Governor · Apr 7, 2025
Senate Date Signed by Governor · May 14, 2025
Act 284 · May 14, 2025
Effective Date · Jul 1, 2025
The numbers
5
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
PASSAGEHouse · 2025-03-25 · yea 100, nay 69, notVoting 4, excused 7
PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTESenate · 2025-03-04 · yea 52, nay 1, notVoting 0, excused 3
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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