Grandparents or Family Members Visitation Rights; provisions regarding visitation actions brought by certain grandparents of minor children; revise
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 19-7-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to actions by grandparents or other family members for visitation rights or intervention, revocation or amendment of visitation rights, appointment of guardian ad litem, mediation, hearing, and notification to family members of child's participation in events, so as to revise provisions regarding visitation actions brought by certain grandparents of minor children; to provide for a rebuttable presumption; to provide for a response to Patten v. Ardis, 304 Ga. 140 (2018); to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
House Passage
Apr 2022
Signed into Law
May 2022
Introduced Mar 1, 2022
Signed May 12, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 15, 2022
How they voted
41–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 47
Mar 15, 2022
D
Democratic18
83% Yea
R
Republican29
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 12, 2022
Signed into law
Act 866
upper
May 12, 2022
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Apr 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Mar 29, 2022
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Mar 15, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 9, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Mar 3, 2022
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brian Strickland
RRepublican
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