Programs and Protection for Children; foster parents bill of rights; revise provisions
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to programs and protection for children, so as to revise provisions relating to the foster parents bill of rights; to provide for definitions; to provide that such rights include relative caregivers and fictive kin; to provide for the development of administrative procedures; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2023
House Passage
Mar 2024
Governor
Introduced Feb 22, 2023
Last action Mar 21, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 6, 2023 · House Mar 21, 2024
How they voted
49–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 50
Mar 6, 2023
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican29
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Mar 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Mar 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Mar 6, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 1, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 23, 2023
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 22, 2023
Introduced
Senate Hopper
upper
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Carden Summers
RRepublican
P
Matt Brass
RRepublican
P
Randy Robertson
RRepublican
P
Shelly Echols
RRepublican
P
Steve Gooch
RRepublican
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