Child Abuse; local child fatality review committees; modify the review
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 15 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to child abuse, so as to modify the review to be performed by local child fatality review committees;” Read the full text
2025-2026 regular session
What it does
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 15 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to child abuse, so as to modify the review to be performed by local child fatality review committees; to add members to such committees; to provide for required attendance for training; to clarify the scope of child deaths subject to review; to modify deadlines and requirements for reports relating to child deaths; to modify the procedures of the coroner or medical examiner and the r
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Where it is
Senate Hopper · Jan 12, 2026
Senate Read and Referred · Jan 13, 2026
Senate Committee Favorably Reported · Jan 28, 2026
Senate Read Second Time · Jan 29, 2026
Senate Third Read · Feb 6, 2026
Senate Passed/Adopted · Feb 6, 2026
House First Readers · Feb 9, 2026
House Second Readers · Feb 10, 2026
House Committee Favorably Reported · Feb 24, 2026
House Third Readers · Mar 18, 2026
House Passed/Adopted · Mar 18, 2026
Senate Sent to Governor · Apr 10, 2026
Senate Date Signed by Governor · May 6, 2026
Act 421 · May 6, 2026
Effective Date · Jul 1, 2026
The numbers
10
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Kirkpatrick, KayAlbers, JohnHatchett, BoRobertson, RandyJackson, KimOrrock, NanBearden, TimothyParent, ElenaHalpern, SonyaSeabaugh, Devan
Recorded votes
PASSAGEHouse · 2026-03-18 · yea 165, nay 0, notVoting 7, excused 8
PASSAGESenate · 2026-02-06 · yea 48, nay 0, notVoting 3, excused 5
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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