Children and Youth; pilot program provision for screenings, clinical evaluations, training for autism spectrum disorder to children in foster care; establish
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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 and youth, so as to establish a pilot program relating to the provision of screenings, clinical evaluations, training, services, and resources for...” 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 and youth, so as to establish a pilot program relating to the provision of screenings, clinical evaluations, training, services, and resources for autism spectrum disorder to children in foster care; to provide for definitions; to provide for the Division of Family and Children Services of the Department of Human Services to develop and implement
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Where it is
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Senate Hopper · Jan 15, 2026
Senate Read and Referred · Jan 16, 2026
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Jan 28, 2026
Senate Read Second Time · Jan 29, 2026
Senate Third Read · Feb 6, 2026
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute · Feb 6, 2026
House First Readers · Feb 9, 2026
House Second Readers · Feb 10, 2026
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Mar 12, 2026
House Third Readers · Mar 31, 2026
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute · Mar 31, 2026
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub · Apr 2, 2026
Senate Sent to Governor · Apr 10, 2026
Senate Date Signed by Governor · May 11, 2026
Act 491 · May 11, 2026
Effective Date · May 11, 2026
The numbers
21
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Tillery, BlakeKirkpatrick, KayDixon, ClintWalker, III, LarryAnavitarte, JasonStill, ShawnBrass, MattHickman, BillyRobertson, RandyGooch, SteveWilliams, RickHodges, MikePayne, ChuckEchols, DrewDickerson, Jason T.Burns, MaxStrickland, BrianBearden, TimothyWatson, SamGoodman, RussSilcox, Deborah
Recorded votes
AGREE TO HOUSE SUBSTITUTESenate · 2026-04-02 · yea 52, nay 0, notVoting 2, excused 2
PASSAGEHouse · 2026-03-31 · yea 171, nay 0, notVoting 5, excused 4
PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTESenate · 2026-02-06 · yea 48, nay 0, notVoting 2, 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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