---
type: "Bill"
title: "Social services; authorize foster parents to arrange for short-term babysitting"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to programs and protection for children and youth, so as to authorize foster parents to arrange for short-term babysitting; to provide for definitions; 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 912"
citation: "Georgia HB 912 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Barry Fleming", "Bert Reeves", "Deborah Silcox", "Marcus Wiedower", "Mary Oliver", "Matthew Wilson"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 17
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-02-05"
last_action: "2020-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1bcaa2b7-695b-4ea4-8508-f6294a543c36"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "c99f7a28f06f594b516c61236538628e76e766bd1bab2105eaafb062885519ad"
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 912 (2019_20) — Social services; authorize foster parents to arrange for short-term babysitting

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to programs and protection for children and youth, so as to authorize foster parents to arrange for short-term babysitting; to provide for definitions; 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 912/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/195262.pdf)
2. **LC 33 8213/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/189564.pdf)
3. **Sen ctee sub LC 33 8394-ECS** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193943.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **163–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Barry Fleming — primary (person)
- Bert Reeves — primary (person)
- Deborah Silcox — primary (person)
- Marcus Wiedower — primary (person)
- Mary Oliver — primary (person)
- Matthew Wilson — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2020-02-05** House Hopper
- **2020-02-18** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-02-19** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-03-05** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-12** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-03-12** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-03-13** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-15** Senate Withdrawn & Recommitted `withdrawal, referral-committee`
- **2020-06-18** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-19** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2020-06-22** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2020-06-22** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2020-06-26** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2020-06-30** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-30** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-30** Act 466 `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-01** Effective Date

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1bcaa2b7-695b-4ea4-8508-f6294a543c36`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).