Files
republic-os/legislation/us/states/ga/2019-20/sb-190.md
T
2026-07-06 17:26:56 -04:00

84 lines
4.9 KiB
Markdown
Raw Blame History

This file contains ambiguous Unicode characters
This file contains Unicode characters that might be confused with other characters. If you think that this is intentional, you can safely ignore this warning. Use the Escape button to reveal them.
---
type: "Bill"
title: "Child Custody Intrastate Jurisdiction Act; party may bring a counterclaim for contempt in response to a complaint seeking a change of legal or physical custody; provide"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 9 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Child Custody Intrastate Jurisdiction Act, so as to provide that a party may bring a counterclaim for contempt or enforcement of a child custody order or for modification of legal or physical custody in response to a complaint seeking a change of legal or physical custody; to revise definitions; to provide that a party may make a cross-motion or counterclaim for contempt or enforcement of a child custody order in response to a motion for contempt or enforcement of a custody order; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2019_20"
identifier: "SB 190"
citation: "Georgia SB 190 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bill Cowsert", "Jeff Mullis", "Jesse Stone", "John Albers", "John Kennedy", "William Ligon, Jr."]
version_count: 5
action_count: 18
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2019-02-25"
last_action: "2019-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f26ed038-2381-4903-af83-f3997fa2db16"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "75c07911d098f9c52c977565255b21fd42be1cb6fed62e32b6afcdc84b66b95d"
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 SB 190 (2019_20) — Child Custody Intrastate Jurisdiction Act; party may bring a counterclaim for contempt in response to a complaint seeking a change of legal or physical custody; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 9 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Child Custody Intrastate Jurisdiction Act, so as to provide that a party may bring a counterclaim for contempt or enforcement of a child custody order or for modification of legal or physical custody in response to a complaint seeking a change of legal or physical custody; to revise definitions; to provide that a party may make a cross-motion or counterclaim for contempt or enforcement of a child custody order in response to a motion for contempt or enforcement of a custody order; 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. **As Introduced LC 41 1839** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/182779.pdf)
2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/183966.pdf)
3. **LC 41 2024S/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/186465.pdf)
4. **LC 48 0135S/hrs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/187151.pdf)
5. **SB 190/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/187423.pdf)
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **520** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Bill Cowsert — primary (person)
- Jeff Mullis — primary (person)
- Jesse Stone — primary (person)
- John Albers — primary (person)
- John Kennedy — primary (person)
- William Ligon, Jr. — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-02-25** Senate Hopper
- **2019-02-26** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-28** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-01** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2019-03-07** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2019-03-07** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2019-03-08** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2019-03-11** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2019-03-28** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-29** House Postponed
- **2019-04-02** House Withdrawn, Recommitted `withdrawal, referral-committee`
- **2019-04-02** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2019-04-02** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2019-04-02** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
- **2019-04-09** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-07** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-07** Act 281 `executive-signature`
- **2019-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f26ed038-2381-4903-af83-f3997fa2db16`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).