---
type: "Bill"
title: "Domestic relations; revise mandated reporting of child abuse"
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 provisions relative to parent and child relationship generally, so as to revise mandated reporting of child abuse; to provide for definitions; to provide for reporting requirements; to provide for the use of a secure web based reporting platform; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1409"
citation: "Georgia HB 1409 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIMES AND OFFENSES (CRIMINAL CODE)", "DOMESTIC RELATIONS", "EDUCATION", "PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Beth Camp", "Carmen Rice", "Holt Persinger", "Karen Mathiak", "Katie Dempsey", "Matt Hatchett"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 17
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2026-02-20"
last_action: "2026-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/104fa600-e1c2-4bf7-aa50-301eca4ab94f"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "179c99c2670efef3ebabd1ae5399d296059bed96050870f92f2badac81975c81"
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 1409 (2025_26) — Domestic relations; revise mandated reporting of child abuse

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 provisions relative to parent and child relationship generally, so as to revise mandated reporting of child abuse; to provide for definitions; to provide for reporting requirements; to provide for the use of a secure web based reporting platform; 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 1409/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/249046.pdf)
2. **LC 48 1764/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/243401.pdf)
3. **LC 48 1781S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/245509.pdf)
4. **LC 48 1781S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/244316.pdf)
5. **SCSFA to HB 1409** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/248870.pdf)
6. **Sen Ctee Sub LC 48 1834S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/246534.pdf)
7. **Sen Floor Amend 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/248780.pdf)
8. **Sen Floor Amend 1A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/248779.pdf)
9. **Sen Floor Amend 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/248778.pdf)

## Votes

- House Vote #880 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **155–12** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #932 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **52–0** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #685 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **166–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #912 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **39–10** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Beth Camp — primary (person)
- Carmen Rice — primary (person)
- Holt Persinger — primary (person)
- Karen Mathiak — primary (person)
- Katie Dempsey — primary (person)
- Matt Hatchett — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-20** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-02-24** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-25** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-26** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-06** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-03-06** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2026-03-09** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-19** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-20** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-31** Senate Tabled
- **2026-04-02** Senate Taken from Table
- **2026-04-02** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2026-04-02** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2026-04-02** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2026-04-10** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-12** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-12** Veto V7 `executive-veto`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/104fa600-e1c2-4bf7-aa50-301eca4ab94f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).