HB 654 Georgia House · 2017-2018 Regular Session

Child support; reforms recommended by the Ga. Child Support Commission; enact

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 19-6-15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to child support in final verdict or decree, guidelines for determining amount of award, continuation of duty to provide support, and duration of support, so as to enact reforms recommended by the Georgia Child Support Commission; to clarify and revise a definition; to clarify the process of calculating child support when there is more than one child for whom support is being determined under certain circumstances; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Nov 2017

Committee Review

Mar 2018

House Passage

Feb 2018

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Nov 29, 2017 Last action Mar 12, 2018

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Mar 9, 2018

Upper · Passed

Senate Committee Favorably Reported

upper

Feb 14, 2018

Committee

Senate Read and Referred

upper

Feb 13, 2018

Lower · Passed

House Passed/Adopted

lower

Feb 7, 2018

Lower · Passed

House Committee Favorably Reported

lower

Nov 29, 2017

Introduced

House Prefiled

lower

4 primary · 0 co-sponsors