Hidden Predator Act of 2019; enact
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide greater protections for individuals who have suffered from childhood sexual abuse; to amend Code Section 9-3-33.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to actions for childhood sexual abuse, so as to extend the statute of limitations for actions for childhood sexual abuse under certain circumstances; to clarify existing law; to revise and provide for definitions; to provide for retroactive claims for childhood sexual abuse under certain circumstances; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2020
House Passage
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 25, 2019
Last action Mar 13, 2020
Floor votes · House Mar 13, 2020
How they voted
48–3
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 57
Mar 13, 2020
D
Democratic20
90% Yea
R
Republican37
81% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Mar 13, 2020
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 13, 2020
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (48-3-6)
house
Mar 12, 2020
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Mar 12, 2020
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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