Georgia Women's CARE (Child Care Alternatives, Resources, and Education) Act, enact
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 4 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to arrest by law enforcement officers generally, so as to revise provisions relating to the arrests of pregnant women; to provide that women who have been arrested are offered pregnancy testing upon detention; to enact a provision regarding delayed sentencing for postpartum female inmates; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to inmate policies, so as to revise provisions relating to the treatment of pregnant and postpartum female inmates; to provide for the reporting of certain information; 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
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 27, 2022
Last action Apr 1, 2022
Floor votes · House Feb 22, 2022
How they voted
137–0
Passed · 16 other
Total votes 153
Feb 22, 2022
D
Democratic62
82% Yea
R
Republican91
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Mar 30, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Feb 24, 2022
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 22, 2022
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Feb 10, 2022
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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