HB 1022 Georgia House · 2023-2024 Regular Session

Colton-McNeill Act; enact

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 5 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to cruelty to children, so as to enact the "Colton-McNeill Act"; to provide for sentencing of a person convicted of cruelty to children in the first or second degree against a disabled minor; to provide a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2024

Committee Review

Mar 2024

House Passage

Feb 2024

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 24, 2024 Last action Mar 20, 2024

Floor votes · House Feb 12, 2024

How they voted

136–0

Passed · 15 other

Total votes 151

Feb 12, 2024

D Democratic63

55 Yea 8

87% Yea

R Republican88

81 Yea 7

92% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 20, 2024

Upper · Passed

Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

upper

Feb 13, 2024

Committee

Senate Read and Referred

upper

Feb 12, 2024

Lower · Passed

House Passed/Adopted

lower

Feb 1, 2024

Lower · Passed

House Committee Favorably Reported

lower

Jan 24, 2024

Introduced

House Hopper

lower

5 primary · 0 co-sponsors