Courts; causing a child to be conceived; violating certain prohibitions relating certain offenses; additional ground for terminating parental rights
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-11-2 and Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions for the Juvenile Code and domestic relations, respectively, so as to provide that causing a child to be conceived as a result of violating certain prohibitions relating to certain offenses is an additional ground for terminating parental rights; to revise definitions; to provide that causing a child to be conceived as a result of violating certain prohibitions relating to certain offenses is an additional ground for losing parental rights and is relevant in certain adoption proceedings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2016
Committee Review
Mar 2016
Senate Passage
Feb 2016
House Passage
Mar 2016
Signed into Law
Apr 2016
Introduced Feb 4, 2016
Signed Apr 26, 2016
Floor votes · Senate Feb 25, 2016
How they voted
32–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 38
Feb 25, 2016
D
Democratic12
75% Yea
R
Republican26
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Apr 26, 2016
Signed into law
Act 361
upper
Apr 26, 2016
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Mar 24, 2016
Introduced
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
upper
Mar 16, 2016
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Mar 10, 2016
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Feb 25, 2016
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Feb 16, 2016
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Feb 8, 2016
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
37 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ben Watson
RRepublican
P
Bill Cowsert
RRepublican
P
Brandon Beach
RRepublican
P
Bruce Thompson
RRepublican
P
Burt Jones
RRepublican
P
Chuck Hufstetler
RRepublican
P
David Shafer
RRepublican
P
Dean Burke
RRepublican
P
Doc Rhett
DDemocratic
P
Donzella James
DDemocratic
P
Ellis Black
RRepublican
P
Fran Millar
RRepublican
P
Frank Ginn
RRepublican
P
Freddie Sims
DDemocratic
P
Gail Davenport
DDemocratic
P
Greg Kirk
RRepublican
P
Horacena Tate
DDemocratic
P
Hunter Hill
RRepublican
P
JaNice VanNess
RRepublican
P
Jack Hill
RRepublican
P
Jeff Mullis
RRepublican
P
John Albers
RRepublican
P
John Wilkinson
RRepublican
P
Joshua McKoon
RRepublican
P
Judson Hill
RRepublican
P
Larry Walker
RRepublican
P
Lindsey Tippins
RRepublican
P
Michael Williams
RRepublican
P
Mike Crane
RRepublican
P
Renee Unterman
RRepublican
P
Steve Gooch
RRepublican
P
Steve Henson
DDemocratic
P
Tommie Williams
RRepublican
P
Tyler Harper
RRepublican
P
Valencia Seay
DDemocratic
P
Vincent Fort
DDemocratic
P
William Ligon, Jr.
RRepublican
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