HB 479 Georgia House · 2019-2020 Regular Session

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
18 Yea 2
90% Yea
R Republican37
30 Yea 3 Nay 4
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