Domestic relations; revise mandated reporting of child abuse
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to provisions relative to parent and child relationship generally, so as to revise mandated reporting of child abuse; to provide for definitions; to provide for reporting requirements; to provide for the use of a secure web based reporting platform; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 20, 2026
Signed May 12, 2026
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MINOR
The bill text was updated to reflect its final passage by both the House and Senate, replacing the earlier committee substitute version. The substantive content regarding child abuse definitions and reporting requirements remains consistent with the previous draft, though the bill's description was expanded to include new provisions for public record access and attorney fees.
Scope change
The bill's scope was expanded in its description to include provisions for making certain General Assembly records subject to public disclosure and establishing jurisdiction for enforcement.
TECHNICAL
The bill header and title were updated from 'Committee Substitute' to 'As Passed House and Senate', indicating the legislation has completed the legislative process.
Minor formatting adjustments were made to align the bill text with the final version, including renumbering of sections and removal of draft-specific markers.
SCOPE
The bill's scope description was expanded to include new provisions for public disclosure of General Assembly records, enforcement jurisdiction, attorney fees, and penalties.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 2, 2026 · House Mar 6, 2026
How they voted
45–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 47
Apr 2, 2026
D
Democratic18
94% Yea
R
Republican29
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Amendments
1
May 12, 2026
Vetoed
Veto V7
upper
May 12, 2026
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Apr 2, 2026
Introduced
House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
lower
Apr 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Mar 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Mar 9, 2026
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Feb 20, 2026
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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