HB 913

  • Georgia House Bill
  • 2019-2020 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House
  • Passed House Mar 10, 2020
  • Senate
  • Governor

Domestic relations; protection of children; strengthen, clarify, and update provisions

Abstract

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to domestic relations, so as to strengthen, clarify, and update provisions relating to the protection of children, including foster children and adopted children; to allow for notice by certified mail in certain adoption proceedings; to revise a provision relating to the results of a search of the putative father registry; to revise provisions relating to appointment of an agent for a petitioner; to revise provisions relating to required criminal history records checks of petitioners; to revise provisions relating to petitioners who are nonresidents of Georgia; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Bill Sponsors (6)

Votes


Actions


Mar 12, 2020

Senate

Senate Read and Referred

  • Referral-Committee
Judiciary

Mar 10, 2020

House

House Third Readers

House

House Passed/Adopted By Substitute

Feb 27, 2020

House

House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
Juvenile Justice

Feb 19, 2020

House

House Second Readers

Feb 18, 2020

House

House First Readers

Feb 05, 2020

House

House Hopper

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
LC 48 0191S/hcs PDF
LC 48 0191S/hs PDF
LC 33 8212/a PDF

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