Georgia Senate Bill 331 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Passed on April 26 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-07-01 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-11-2 and Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions for the Juvenile Code and domestic relations, respectively, so as to provide that causing a child to be conceived as a result of violating certain prohibitions relating to certain offenses is an additional ground for terminating parental rights; to revise definitions; to provide that causing a child to be conceived as a result of violating certain prohibitions relating to certain offenses is an additional ground for losing parental rights and is relevant in certain adoption proceedings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Courts; causing a child to be conceived; violating certain prohibitions relating certain offenses; additional ground for terminating parental rights

Sen. Bruce Thompson [R]	Sen. Judson Hill [R]	Sen. Bill Cowsert [R]	Sen. Joshua McKoon [R]
Sen. William Ligon [R]	Sen. Renee Unterman [R]	Sen. Brian Strickland [R]

2016-03-24 - Senate - Senate Vote #776 (Y: 48 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2016-03-16 - House - House Vote #771 (Y: 169 N: 1 NV: 4 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2016-02-25 - Senate - Senate Vote #499 (Y: 49 N: 0 NV: 5 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-07-01		Effective Date
2016-04-26		Act 361
2016-04-26	Senate	Senate Date Signed by Governor
2016-03-31	Senate	Senate Sent to Governor
2016-03-24	Senate	Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
2016-03-16	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2016-03-16	House	House Third Readers
2016-03-15	House	House Postponed
2016-03-10	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2016-02-29	House	House Second Readers
2016-02-26	House	House First Readers
2016-02-25	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2016-02-25	Senate	Senate Third Read
2016-02-17	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2016-02-16	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2016-02-08	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2016-02-04	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/48094
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/156503
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/157421
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/158844
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/159890
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/160778
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/160911
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/162362
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/48094#14070
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/48094#14386
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/48094#14572