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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Domestic relations; equitable caregivers; provide"
+description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding parent and child relationship generally, so as to provide for equitable caregivers; to provide for standing and adjudication; to provide for a statutory form; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
+legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
+session: "2019_20"
+identifier: "HB 543"
+citation: "Georgia HB 543 (2019_20)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Bonnie Rich", "Chuck Efstration", "Mary Oliver", "Mike Wilensky"]
+version_count: 7
+action_count: 18
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2019-02-28"
+last_action: "2019-07-01"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/765ba477-14b9-4227-b8e0-8d11c1b81c30"
+source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
+source_hash: "ba79bd089656379962af12f66565b84af308cd8b53d59ceef13fcceb26d895b7"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
+---
+
+# Georgia HB 543 (2019_20) — Domestic relations; equitable caregivers; provide
+
+A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding parent and child relationship generally, so as to provide for equitable caregivers; to provide for standing and adjudication; to provide for a statutory form; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB 543/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/187527.pdf)
+2. **LC 41 1903/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/183349.pdf)
+3. **LC 41 1915S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/184225.pdf)
+4. **LC 41 1915S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/183512.pdf)
+5. **SCSFA to HB 543** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/187298.pdf)
+6. **Sen ctee sub LC 41 1967S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/186375.pdf)
+7. **Sen floor amend 1 AM 41 0454** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/186856.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- PASSAGE — **142–15** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Bonnie Rich — primary (person)
+- Chuck Efstration — primary (person)
+- Mary Oliver — primary (person)
+- Mike Wilensky — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2019-02-28** House Hopper
+- **2019-02-28** House First Readers `reading-1`
+- **2019-03-01** House Second Readers `reading-2`
+- **2019-03-01** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2019-03-07** House Third Readers `reading-3`
+- **2019-03-07** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
+- **2019-03-08** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
+- **2019-03-28** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2019-03-28** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
+- **2019-03-29** Senate Tabled
+- **2019-04-02** Senate Taken from Table
+- **2019-04-02** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
+- **2019-04-02** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
+- **2019-04-02** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
+- **2019-04-11** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2019-05-06** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2019-05-06** Act 218 `executive-signature`
+- **2019-07-01** Effective Date
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/765ba477-14b9-4227-b8e0-8d11c1b81c30`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
+