Child Abuse Records; child abuse and neglect registries; authorize the disclosure
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to child abuse records, so as to authorize the disclosure or use of information from child abuse and neglect registries by the Department of Human Services to locate, recover, or provide services to a child determined to be missing or a victim of sexual exploitation; to provide for access to records concerning reports of child abuse and missing or exploited children to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Jan 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Signed Apr 8, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Jan 29, 2024 · House Mar 13, 2024
How they voted
48–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 51
Jan 29, 2024
D
Democratic22
90% Yea
R
Republican29
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Apr 8, 2024
Signed into law
Act 373
upper
Apr 8, 2024
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Mar 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Mar 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Jan 29, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Jan 24, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Jan 10, 2024
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Jan 9, 2024
Introduced
Senate Hopper
upper
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Harold Jones
DDemocratic
P
John Albers
RRepublican
P
Kay Kirkpatrick
RRepublican
P
Matt Brass
RRepublican
P
Randy Robertson
RRepublican
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