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type: "Bill"
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title: "Courts; causing a child to be conceived; violating certain prohibitions relating certain offenses; additional ground for terminating parental rights"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-11-2 and Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions for the Juvenile Code and domestic relations, respectively, so as to provide that causing a child to be conceived as a result of violating certain prohibitions relating to certain offenses is an additional ground for terminating parental rights; to revise definitions; to provide that causing a child to be conceived as a result of violating certain prohibitions relating to certain offenses is an additional ground for losing parental rights and is relevant in certain adoption proceedings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
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legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
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session: "2015_16"
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identifier: "SB 331"
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citation: "Georgia SB 331 (2015_16)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Ben Watson", "Bill Cowsert", "Brandon Beach", "Bruce Thompson", "Burt Jones", "Chuck Hufstetler", "David Shafer", "Dean Burke", "Donzella James", "Ellis Black", "Fran Millar", "Frank Ginn", "Freddie Powell Sims", "Gail Davenport", "Greg Kirk", "Horacena Tate", "Hunter Hill", "JaNice VanNess", "Jack Hill", "Jeff Mullis", "John Albers", "John Wilkinson", "Joshua McKoon", "Judson Hill", "Larry Walker, III", "Lindsey Tippins", "Michael 'Doc' Rhett", "Michael Williams", "Mike Crane", "Renee Unterman", "Steve Gooch", "Steve Henson", "Tommie Williams", "Tyler Harper", "Valencia Seay", "Vincent Fort", "William Jackson", "William Ligon, Jr."]
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version_count: 7
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action_count: 17
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2016-02-04"
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last_action: "2016-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f597f277-9d29-4eb3-9f8c-620ddab70dfb"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "b2bf807544212efc44a9dfeb71cc7ffd53654f1dd6dd60c2c4f0d73081471e1d"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
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---
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# Georgia SB 331 (2015_16) — Courts; causing a child to be conceived; violating certain prohibitions relating certain offenses; additional ground for terminating parental rights
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-11-2 and Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions for the Juvenile Code and domestic relations, respectively, so as to provide that causing a child to be conceived as a result of violating certain prohibitions relating to certain offenses is an additional ground for terminating parental rights; to revise definitions; to provide that causing a child to be conceived as a result of violating certain prohibitions relating to certain offenses is an additional ground for losing parental rights and is relevant in certain adoption proceedings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **As introduced LC 28 7894** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/156503.pdf)
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2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/158844.pdf)
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3. **Committee sub LC 29 6942S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/157421.pdf)
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4. **Floor Amendment AM 29 2541** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/160778.pdf)
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5. **LC 29 7082S/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/159890.pdf)
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6. **SB 331/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/162362.pdf)
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7. **SB 331/HCSFA** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/160911.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE — **49–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Ben Watson — primary (person)
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- Bill Cowsert — primary (person)
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- Brandon Beach — primary (person)
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- Bruce Thompson — primary (person)
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- Burt Jones — primary (person)
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- Chuck Hufstetler — primary (person)
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- David Shafer — primary (person)
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- Dean Burke — primary (person)
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- Donzella James — primary (person)
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- Ellis Black — primary (person)
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- Fran Millar — primary (person)
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- Frank Ginn — primary (person)
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- Freddie Powell Sims — primary (person)
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- Gail Davenport — primary (person)
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- Greg Kirk — primary (person)
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- Horacena Tate — primary (person)
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- Hunter Hill — primary (person)
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- JaNice VanNess — primary (person)
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- Jack Hill — primary (person)
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- Jeff Mullis — primary (person)
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- John Albers — primary (person)
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- John Wilkinson — primary (person)
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- Joshua McKoon — primary (person)
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- Judson Hill — primary (person)
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- Larry Walker, III — primary (person)
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- Lindsey Tippins — primary (person)
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- Michael 'Doc' Rhett — primary (person)
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- Michael Williams — primary (person)
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- Mike Crane — primary (person)
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- Renee Unterman — primary (person)
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- Steve Gooch — primary (person)
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- Steve Henson — primary (person)
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- Tommie Williams — primary (person)
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- Tyler Harper — primary (person)
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- Valencia Seay — primary (person)
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- Vincent Fort — primary (person)
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- William Jackson — primary (person)
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- William Ligon, Jr. — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2016-02-04** Senate Hopper
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- **2016-02-08** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2016-02-16** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2016-02-17** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2016-02-25** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2016-02-25** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2016-02-26** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2016-02-29** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2016-03-10** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2016-03-15** House Postponed
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- **2016-03-16** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2016-03-16** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2016-03-24** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
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- **2016-03-31** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2016-04-26** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2016-04-26** Act 361 `executive-signature`
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- **2016-07-01** Effective Date
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f597f277-9d29-4eb3-9f8c-620ddab70dfb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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