Georgia Senate Bill 376 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 9-0)
Status: Passed on April 22 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-22 - Act 421
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 11 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Juvenile Code, so as to clarify requirements of parents, DFCS, and court in order to improve timely permanent placement of a child removed from their home; to provide for a hearing to be held prior to a dependent child's fifteenth month in foster care to review a determination of the Division of Family and Children Services of the Department of Human Services not to petition to terminate parental rights; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Juvenile Code; improve timely permanent placement of a child removed from their home; clarify requirements

Sen. Blake Tillery [R]	Sen. Kay Kirkpatrick [R]	Sen. Max Burns [R]	Sen. Chuck Payne [R]
Sen. Brian Strickland [R]	Sen. Jason Anavitarte [R]	Sen. Lee Anderson [R]	Sen. Shawn Still [R]
Rep. Joseph Gullett [R]

2024-03-18 - House - Passage: House Vote #703 (Y: 166 N: 0 NV: 5 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2024-02-22 - Senate - Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #530 (Y: 49 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 6) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-04-22		Act 421
2024-04-22	Senate	Senate Date Signed by Governor
2024-04-02	Senate	Senate Sent to Governor
2024-03-18	House	House Passed/Adopted
2024-03-18	House	House Third Readers
2024-03-13	House	House Committee Favorably Reported
2024-02-27	House	House Second Readers
2024-02-26	House	House First Readers
2024-02-22	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2024-02-22	Senate	Senate Third Read
2024-02-07	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2024-02-06	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2024-01-24	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2024-01-23	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/66204
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/221530
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/222869
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/225212
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/227758
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/66204#22986
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/66204#24288