Safe Place for Newborns Act of 2002; revise provisions
Summary
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 revise provisions relating to safe place for newborns; to expand the locations where a newborn child can be left to include fire stations and police stations; to provide for definitions; to allow the mother to decline to provide her name and address when a child is left in the physical custody of certain facilities; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2017
Committee Review
Mar 2017
House Passage
Mar 2017
Senate Passage
Mar 2017
Signed into Law
May 2017
Introduced Feb 15, 2017
Signed May 8, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 8, 2017
Signed into law
Act 202
upper
May 8, 2017
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 20, 2017
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 14, 2017
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Mar 3, 2017
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 3, 2017
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Feb 24, 2017
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Christian Coomer
RRepublican
P
David Clark
RRepublican
P
Jimmy Pruett
RRepublican
P
Sharon Cooper
RRepublican
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