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type: "Bill"
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title: "Juvenile Code; certain procedures to be followed when there is a determination of suspected child abuse or neglect; provide"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 11 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Juvenile Code, so as to provide for certain procedures to be followed when there is a determination of suspected child abuse or neglect; to provide for a physician holding temporary physical custody of a child based on a suspicion of child abuse or neglect to provide certain information to a parent or legal guardian and to the Division of Family and Children Services; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; 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: "2025_26"
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identifier: "SB 259"
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citation: "Georgia SB 259 (2025_26)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["COURTS"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Blake Tillery", "Brandon Beach", "Brian Strickland", "Chuck Payne", "Donzella James", "Greg Dolezal", "Jason Anavitarte", "Kay Kirkpatrick", "Kenya Wicks", "Kim Jackson", "Matt Brass", "Max Burns", "Michael 'Doc' Rhett", "Mike Hodges", "Randy Robertson", "Rick Williams", "Russ Goodman", "Sam Watson"]
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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: "2025-02-26"
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last_action: "2025-05-12"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6be46482-005a-4f1a-a45d-509170af57aa"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "7c465122c73a6cd942920b26de6ab6abf61de14ec7f946d3eb5d0854300b07f4"
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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 259 (2025_26) — Juvenile Code; certain procedures to be followed when there is a determination of suspected child abuse or neglect; provide
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 11 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Juvenile Code, so as to provide for certain procedures to be followed when there is a determination of suspected child abuse or neglect; to provide for a physician holding temporary physical custody of a child based on a suspicion of child abuse or neglect to provide certain information to a parent or legal guardian and to the Division of Family and Children Services; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; 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 Passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/235389.pdf)
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2. **As introduced LC 52 0801** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/233893.pdf)
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3. **Committee sub LC 57 0260S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/234727.pdf)
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4. **SB 259/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/239128.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Senate Vote #167 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **55–0** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #389 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **163–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Blake Tillery — primary (person)
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- Brandon Beach — primary (person)
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- Brian Strickland — primary (person)
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- Chuck Payne — primary (person)
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- Donzella James — primary (person)
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- Greg Dolezal — primary (person)
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- Jason Anavitarte — primary (person)
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- Kay Kirkpatrick — primary (person)
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- Kenya Wicks — primary (person)
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- Kim Jackson — primary (person)
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- Matt Brass — primary (person)
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- Max Burns — primary (person)
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- Michael 'Doc' Rhett — primary (person)
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- Mike Hodges — primary (person)
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- Randy Robertson — primary (person)
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- Rick Williams — primary (person)
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- Russ Goodman — primary (person)
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- Sam Watson — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-02-26** Senate Hopper `introduction`
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- **2025-02-27** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-03** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-04** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-06** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2025-03-06** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2025-03-10** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2025-03-11** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-20** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-04-02** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2025-04-02** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2025-04-10** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-05-12** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2025-05-12** Act 121 `executive-signature`
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- **2025-05-12** 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/6be46482-005a-4f1a-a45d-509170af57aa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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