Georgia Senate Bill 439 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Passed on July 21 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-01-01 - Effective Date
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 provide for enhanced notice to and improved participation of foster, preadoptive, and relative caregivers in certain hearings; to provide for the court's consideration of issues relevant to a child's placement, care, well-being, and permanency raised by such persons; to require certain findings be made by the court; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Juvenile Code; enhanced notice to and improved participation of foster, preadoptive, and relative caregivers in certain hearings; provide

Sen. Matt Brass [R]	Sen. Bruce Thompson [R]	Sen. Jeff Mullis [R]	Sen. Steve Gooch [R]
Sen. Michael Dugan [R]	Sen. John Kennedy [R]	Rep. Marcus Wiedower [R]

2020-06-22 - House - House Vote #687 (Y: 162 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 15) [PASS]
2020-03-09 - Senate - Senate Vote #557 (Y: 54 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-01		Effective Date
2020-07-21		Act 479
2020-07-21	Senate	Senate Date Signed by Governor
2020-06-29	Senate	Senate Sent to Governor
2020-06-22	House	House Passed/Adopted
2020-06-22	House	House Third Readers
2020-06-19	House	House Committee Favorably Reported
2020-03-12	House	House Second Readers
2020-03-10	House	House First Readers
2020-03-09	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted
2020-03-09	Senate	Senate Third Read
2020-03-04	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2020-03-03	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2020-02-26	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2020-02-25	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/57725
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/190898
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/192610
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/194467
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/57725#17565
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/57725#17814