"Safeguarding Adopted Children from Sexual Violence Act"; enact
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-6-22 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to incest, so as to expressly include relationship by adoption; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Jan 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Jan 8, 2024
Signed May 6, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Jan 31, 2024 · House Mar 11, 2024
How they voted
45–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 49
Jan 31, 2024
D
Democratic21
85% Yea
R
Republican28
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 6, 2024
Signed into law
Act 561
upper
May 6, 2024
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Mar 11, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Mar 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Jan 31, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Jan 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Jan 9, 2024
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Jan 8, 2024
Introduced
Senate Hopper
upper
10 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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