Supporting and Strengthening Families Act; enact
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to domestic relations, so as to provide for the creation, authorization, procedure, revocation, recision, and termination of a power of attorney from a parent to an agent for the temporary delegation of certain power and authority for the care and custody of his or her child; to repeal the "Power of Attorney for the Care of a Minor Child Act"; to provide for definitions; to provide for procedure; to grandfather certain provisions relating to a power of attorney given to a grandparent; to provide a short title; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2017
Committee Review
Mar 2017
House Passage
Mar 2017
Senate Passage
Mar 2017
Signed into Law
May 2017
Introduced Feb 14, 2017
Signed May 9, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 9, 2017
Signed into law
Veto V4
upper
May 9, 2017
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 15, 2017
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 10, 2017
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Mar 6, 2017
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 3, 2017
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Mar 1, 2017
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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