Children and Youth Services; registration of maternity supportive house residences to provide housing for pregnant women; provide
Summary
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 provide for registration of maternity supportive housing residences to provide housing for pregnant women; to define a term; to provide for requirements; to prohibit additional rules and regulations; to prohibit constraints imposed by local governments; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for related matters; to provide a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
House Passage
Apr 2022
Signed into Law
May 2022
Introduced Feb 9, 2021
Signed May 2, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 26, 2021
How they voted
27–14
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 47
Feb 26, 2021
D
Democratic18
77% Nay
R
Republican29
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Amendments
1
May 2, 2022
Signed into law
Act 787
upper
May 2, 2022
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Apr 4, 2022
Introduced
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
upper
Apr 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Mar 29, 2022
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Feb 26, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Feb 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Feb 10, 2021
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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