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type: "Bill"
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title: "Children and Youth Services; respite care for foster parents for longer periods of time pursuant to circumstances; authorize"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 5 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to children and youth services, so as to authorize respite care for foster parents for longer periods of time pursuant to circumstances delineated in rules and regulations established by the Department of Human Services; to revise terminology; 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: "2023_24"
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identifier: "SB 216"
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citation: "Georgia SB 216 (2023_24)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Jason Esteves", "Larry Walker, III", "Matt Brass", "Michael 'Doc' Rhett", "Randy Robertson", "Steve Gooch"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 15
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2023-02-16"
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last_action: "2023-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/458ba859-8641-4159-ad4b-4be4fff1312e"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "6d40e9e6cfb0e5970859ea1498f2049df69f14a13f450ce06a6fd81a44334e7e"
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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 SB 216 (2023_24) — Children and Youth Services; respite care for foster parents for longer periods of time pursuant to circumstances; authorize
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 5 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to children and youth services, so as to authorize respite care for foster parents for longer periods of time pursuant to circumstances delineated in rules and regulations established by the Department of Human Services; to revise terminology; 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. **As introduced LC 33 9403** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/215172.pdf)
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2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/216566.pdf)
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3. **Floor amend 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/216556.pdf)
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4. **SB 216/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/219869.pdf)
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## Votes
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- House Vote #303 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **167–0** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #108 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **54–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Jason Esteves — primary (person)
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- Larry Walker, III — primary (person)
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- Matt Brass — primary (person)
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- Michael 'Doc' Rhett — primary (person)
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- Randy Robertson — primary (person)
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- Steve Gooch — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-02-16** Senate Hopper `introduction`
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- **2023-02-21** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2023-02-27** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-02-28** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-01** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2023-03-01** Senate Passed/Adopted As Amended `passage`
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- **2023-03-02** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2023-03-06** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-21** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-27** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2023-03-27** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2023-04-05** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-05-02** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2023-05-02** Act 250 `executive-signature`
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- **2023-07-01** 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/458ba859-8641-4159-ad4b-4be4fff1312e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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