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| Bill | Grandparents or Family Members Visitation Rights; provisions regarding visitation actions brought by certain grandparents of minor children; revise | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 19-7-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to actions by grandparents or other family members for visitation rights or intervention, revocation or amendment of visitation rights, appointment of guardian ad litem, mediation, hearing, and notification to family members of child's participation in events, so as to revise provisions regarding visitation actions brought by certain grandparents of minor children; to provide for a rebuttable presumption; to provide for a response to Patten v. Ardis, 304 Ga. 140 (2018); to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | us/states/ga | Georgia General Assembly | 2021_22 | SB 576 | Georgia SB 576 (2021_22) |
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Georgia SB 576 (2021_22) — Grandparents or Family Members Visitation Rights; provisions regarding visitation actions brought by certain grandparents of minor children; revise
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 19-7-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to actions by grandparents or other family members for visitation rights or intervention, revocation or amendment of visitation rights, appointment of guardian ad litem, mediation, hearing, and notification to family members of child's participation in events, so as to revise provisions regarding visitation actions brought by certain grandparents of minor children; to provide for a rebuttable presumption; to provide for a response to Patten v. Ardis, 304 Ga. 140 (2018); 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 49 0869 (committee substitute) — source
- As passed Senate (committee substitute) — source
- SB 576/AP* (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- PASSAGE — 49–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Brian Strickland — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2022-03-01 Senate Hopper
- 2022-03-03 Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee - 2022-03-09 Senate Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable - 2022-03-11 Senate Read Second Time
reading-2 - 2022-03-15 Senate Tabled
- 2022-03-15 Senate Taken from Table
- 2022-03-15 Senate Third Read
reading-3 - 2022-03-15 Senate Passed/Adopted
passage - 2022-03-16 House First Readers
reading-1 - 2022-03-17 House Second Readers
reading-2 - 2022-03-29 House Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable - 2022-04-01 House Third Readers
reading-3 - 2022-04-01 House Passed/Adopted
passage - 2022-04-07 Senate Sent to Governor
executive-receipt - 2022-05-12 Senate Date Signed by Governor
executive-signature - 2022-05-12 Act 866
executive-signature - 2022-07-01 Effective Date
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/e7f1f721-f664-4d62-b6d9-5931d53e7e55. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).