SB 331 Georgia Senate · 2015-2016 Regular Session

Courts; causing a child to be conceived; violating certain prohibitions relating certain offenses; additional ground for terminating parental rights

Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-11-2 and Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions for the Juvenile Code and domestic relations, respectively, so as to provide that causing a child to be conceived as a result of violating certain prohibitions relating to certain offenses is an additional ground for terminating parental rights; to revise definitions; to provide that causing a child to be conceived as a result of violating certain prohibitions relating to certain offenses is an additional ground for losing parental rights and is relevant in certain adoption proceedings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2016
Committee Review
Mar 2016
Senate Passage
Feb 2016
House Passage
Mar 2016
Signed into Law
Apr 2016
Introduced Feb 4, 2016 Signed Apr 26, 2016
Floor votes · Senate Feb 25, 2016

How they voted

320
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 38
Feb 25, 2016
D Democratic12
9 Yea 3
75% Yea
R Republican26
23 Yea 3
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
17
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Apr 26, 2016
Signed into law
Act 361
upper
Apr 26, 2016
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Mar 24, 2016
Introduced
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
upper
Mar 16, 2016
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Mar 10, 2016
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Feb 25, 2016
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Feb 16, 2016
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Feb 8, 2016
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
37 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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