Juvenile Code; certain procedures to be followed when there is a determination of suspected child abuse or neglect; provide
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Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 11 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Juvenile Code, so as to provide for certain procedures to be followed when there is a determination of suspected child abuse or neglect;” Read the full text
2025-2026 regular session
What it does
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 11 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Juvenile Code, so as to provide for certain procedures to be followed when there is a determination of suspected child abuse or neglect; to provide for a physician holding temporary physical custody of a child based on a suspicion of child abuse or neglect to provide certain information to a parent or legal guardian and to the Division of Family and Children Services; to provid
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Where it is
Senate Hopper · Feb 26, 2025
Senate Read and Referred · Feb 27, 2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Mar 3, 2025
Senate Read Second Time · Mar 4, 2025
Senate Third Read · Mar 6, 2025
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute · Mar 6, 2025
House First Readers · Mar 10, 2025
House Second Readers · Mar 11, 2025
House Committee Favorably Reported · Mar 20, 2025
House Third Readers · Apr 2, 2025
House Passed/Adopted · Apr 2, 2025
Senate Sent to Governor · Apr 10, 2025
Senate Date Signed by Governor · May 12, 2025
Act 121 · May 12, 2025
Effective Date · May 12, 2025
The numbers
19
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Brass, MattDolezal, GregKirkpatrick, KayWilliams, RickHodges, MikeTillery, BlakeWatson, SamBurns, MaxAnavitarte, JasonJames, DonzellaRhett, Michael 'Doc'Payne, ChuckBeach, BrandonJackson, KimGoodman, RussStrickland, BrianWicks, KenyaRobertson, RandyBallinger, Mandi
Recorded votes
PASSAGEHouse · 2025-04-02 · yea 163, nay 0, notVoting 3, excused 14
PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTESenate · 2025-03-06 · yea 55, nay 0, notVoting 0, excused 1
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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