Child Abuse; local child fatality review committees; modify the review
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 15 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to child abuse, so as to modify the review to be performed by local child fatality review committees; to add members to such committees; to provide for required attendance for training; to clarify the scope of child deaths subject to review; to modify deadlines and requirements for reports relating to child deaths; to modify the procedures of the coroner or medical examiner and the review committee in identifying child deaths that meet the statutory criteria for review by the review committee; to make conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Jan 12, 2026
Signed May 6, 2026
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Floor votes · Senate Feb 6, 2026 · House Mar 18, 2026
How they voted
46–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 51
Feb 6, 2026
D
Democratic20
85% Yea
R
Republican31
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 6, 2026
Signed into law
Act 421
upper
May 6, 2026
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Mar 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Feb 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Jan 28, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Jan 13, 2026
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Jan 12, 2026
Introduced
Senate Hopper
upper
9 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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