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| Bill | Juvenile Code and Domestic Relations; provisions relating to the protection of children; strengthen, clarify and update | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 11 of Title 15 and Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Juvenile Code and domestic relations, so as to strengthen, clarify, and update provisions relating to the protection of children; to require annual training for juvenile court intake officers; to provide for the consideration of evidence, including hearsay evidence, in certain juvenile proceedings; to revise provisions relative to the Juvenile Code and the reporting of child abuse; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | us/states/ga | Georgia General Assembly | 2021_22 | SB 28 | Georgia SB 28 (2021_22) |
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Georgia SB 28 (2021_22) — Juvenile Code and Domestic Relations; provisions relating to the protection of children; strengthen, clarify and update
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 11 of Title 15 and Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Juvenile Code and domestic relations, so as to strengthen, clarify, and update provisions relating to the protection of children; to require annual training for juvenile court intake officers; to provide for the consideration of evidence, including hearsay evidence, in certain juvenile proceedings; to revise provisions relative to the Juvenile Code and the reporting of child abuse; 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.
- As introduced LC 33 8495-EC (committee substitute) — source
- As passed Senate (committee substitute) — source
- LC 33 8763-ECS/hss (committee substitute) — source
- SB 28/AP* (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- PASSAGE — 49–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Bill Cowsert — primary (person)
- Bo Hatchett — primary (person)
- Brian Strickland — primary (person)
- Chuck Payne — primary (person)
- Clint Dixon — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2021-01-27 Senate Hopper
- 2021-01-28 Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee - 2021-02-18 Senate Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable - 2021-02-22 Senate Read Second Time
reading-2 - 2021-02-26 Senate Third Read
reading-3 - 2021-02-26 Senate Passed/Adopted
passage - 2021-03-01 House First Readers
reading-1 - 2021-03-03 House Second Readers
reading-2 - 2021-03-22 House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
committee-passage-favorable - 2021-03-25 House Third Readers
reading-3 - 2021-03-25 House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
passage - 2021-03-29 Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
- 2021-04-07 Senate Sent to Governor
executive-receipt - 2021-05-03 Senate Date Signed by Governor
executive-signature - 2021-05-03 Act 138
executive-signature - 2022-01-01 Effective Date
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/9f28baf3-7ec6-4227-86db-837a7ed6ecc2. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).