Georgia House Bill 331 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Introduced on February 15 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-20 - House Second Readers
Pending: House Judiciary - Non-Civil Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 13 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to granting of relief by superior courts, so as to revise the definition of family violence to include certain acts between persons through whom a past or present pregnancy has developed or persons in a past or present dating relationship for the granting of protective orders and other relief; to provide for definitions; to require the court to make certain findings prior to granting protective orders alleging dating relationships; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Domestic relations; family violence to include certain acts between persons through whom a past or present pregnancy has developed or persons in a past or present dating relationship for the granting of protective orders & other relief; revise definitions

Rep. Mandi Ballinger [R]	Rep. Bonnie Rich [R]	Rep. Houston Gaines [R]	Rep. Darlene Taylor [R]
Rep. Richard Smith [R]	Rep. Sharon Cooper [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-20	House	House Second Readers
2019-02-19	House	House First Readers
2019-02-15	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/55021
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/181603