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| Bill | Domestic relations; adoption; substantially revise general provisions | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 19 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions for adoption, so as to substantially revise the general provisions applicable to adoptions; to change the requirements for adopting children; to provide for a nonresident to allow an adoption of his or her child; to provide for adoption of foreign-born children; to provide for a waiver to revoke a surrender of parental rights; to change the age for individuals to access the Adoption Reunion Registry; to revise and provide for forms; to provide for the annulment of an adoption under certain circumstances; to amend Code Section 15-11-320 of the O.C.G.A., relating to termination of parental rights, so as to correct a cross-reference; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | us/states/ga | Georgia General Assembly | 2017_18 | HB 159 | Georgia HB 159 (2017_18) |
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0 | 22 | 1 | 2017-01-26 | 2018-09-01 | openstates | ocd-bill/163f965e-ddd9-4051-af25-128376ea6aa4 | http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl | acfa2a80b209784c0b456546aa83bf00f213f64c4e7c00d4f5d340870bc54a3f | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Georgia HB 159 (2017_18) — Domestic relations; adoption; substantially revise general provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 19 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions for adoption, so as to substantially revise the general provisions applicable to adoptions; to change the requirements for adopting children; to provide for a nonresident to allow an adoption of his or her child; to provide for adoption of foreign-born children; to provide for a waiver to revoke a surrender of parental rights; to change the age for individuals to access the Adoption Reunion Registry; to revise and provide for forms; to provide for the annulment of an adoption under certain circumstances; to amend Code Section 15-11-320 of the O.C.G.A., relating to termination of parental rights, so as to correct a cross-reference; 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.
Votes
- PASSAGE — 165–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Barry Fleming — primary (person)
- Bert Reeves — primary (person)
- Ed Setzler — primary (person)
- Mary Oliver — primary (person)
- Stacey Evans — primary (person)
- Wendell Willard — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2017-01-26 House Hopper
- 2017-01-30 House First Readers
reading-1 - 2017-01-31 House Second Readers
reading-2 - 2017-02-16 House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
committee-passage-favorable - 2017-02-24 House Third Readers
reading-3 - 2017-02-24 House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
passage - 2017-02-27 Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee - 2017-03-20 Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
committee-passage-favorable - 2017-03-20 Senate Read Second Time
reading-2 - 2017-03-22 Senate Recommitted
referral-committee - 2018-01-11 Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
committee-passage-favorable - 2018-01-18 Senate Engrossed
passage - 2018-01-18 Senate Third Read
reading-3 - 2018-01-18 Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
passage - 2018-01-18 Senate Transmitted House
- 2018-02-01 House Immediately Transmitted to Senate
- 2018-02-01 House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended
- 2018-02-05 Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
- 2018-03-02 House Sent to Governor
executive-receipt - 2018-03-03 House Date Signed by Governor
executive-signature - 2018-03-03 Act 285
executive-signature - 2018-09-01 Effective Date
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/163f965e-ddd9-4051-af25-128376ea6aa4. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).