Social services; improvements to the operation of the child abuse registry; provide
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 8 of Chapter 5 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the central child abuse registry, so as to provide improvements to the operation of the child abuse registry; to provide definitions; to provide for notice of abuse allegations; to provide for reporting abuse cases to DFACS office; to provide for hearing on expungement of name from registry; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2019
House Passage
Mar 2019
Senate Passage
Mar 2019
Signed into Law
May 2019
Introduced Feb 25, 2019
Signed May 7, 2019
Floor votes · House Mar 7, 2019
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Amendments
2
May 7, 2019
Signed into law
Act 252
upper
May 7, 2019
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Apr 2, 2019
Introduced
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
upper
Apr 2, 2019
Introduced
House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended
lower
Mar 29, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Mar 21, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Mar 8, 2019
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 7, 2019
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Mar 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mandi Ballinger
RRepublican
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