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type: "Bill"
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title: "Domestic relations; protection of children; strengthen, clarify, and update provisions"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to domestic relations, so as to strengthen, clarify, and update provisions relating to the protection of children, including foster children and adopted children; 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: "2021_22"
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identifier: "HB 154"
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citation: "Georgia HB 154 (2021_22)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Bert Reeves", "Bonnie Rich", "Chuck Efstration", "Marcus Wiedower", "Mary Oliver", "Matthew Wilson"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 16
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2021-01-27"
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last_action: "2021-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ac28255b-317f-467b-973a-796a52608a8a"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "fc42b1b8d1e98983da15722472f564232888c98da8467e35acd0e9e9ea3a26ab"
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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 HB 154 (2021_22) — Domestic relations; protection of children; strengthen, clarify, and update provisions
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to domestic relations, so as to strengthen, clarify, and update provisions relating to the protection of children, including foster children and adopted children; 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. **HB 154/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/202445.pdf)
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2. **LC 33 8537-EC/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/196056.pdf)
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3. **LC 48 0332S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/197874.pdf)
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4. **LC 48 0332S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/196904.pdf)
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5. **Sen ctee sub LC 33 8766S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/200851.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **160–4** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Bert Reeves — primary (person)
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- Bonnie Rich — primary (person)
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- Chuck Efstration — primary (person)
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- Marcus Wiedower — primary (person)
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- Mary Oliver — primary (person)
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- Matthew Wilson — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-01-27** House Hopper
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- **2021-01-28** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2021-01-29** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2021-02-08** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-02-17** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2021-02-17** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2021-02-18** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-17** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-03-18** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2021-03-23** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2021-03-23** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2021-03-31** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
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- **2021-04-09** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-05-03** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2021-05-03** Act 140 `executive-signature`
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- **2021-07-01** 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/ac28255b-317f-467b-973a-796a52608a8a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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