Family Justice Center Act; enact
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 13 of Title 19 and Chapter 16 of Title 17 of the O.C.G.A., relating to family violence and discovery, respectively, so as to authorize the creation of Family Justice Centers; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 11, 2026
Signed May 12, 2026
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3 edits
MINOR
The bill was updated from a committee substitute version to the final version passed by both the House and Senate. The primary substantive change is the correction of the bill's purpose statement to refer to 'Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated' instead of the previously listed 'Chapter 16', aligning the text with the correct legal citation for criminal procedure. Additionally, the text was streamlined by removing redundant references to 'discovery' in the purpose clause, as this topic is now covered under the broader 'criminal procedure' category.
Scope change
The scope of the bill's stated purpose was clarified and corrected to reference the proper legal title (Title 17) for criminal procedure, ensuring the legislation accurately describes the laws it amends.
TECHNICAL
Corrected the legal citation in the bill's purpose statement from 'Chapter 16 of Title 17' to 'Title 17' to accurately reflect the location of the relevant criminal procedure laws.
Removed the specific mention of 'discovery' from the list of topics in the bill's purpose, consolidating it under the broader category of 'criminal procedure' for clarity.
Updated the header and footer text to reflect the bill's current status as 'As Passed House and Senate' rather than a 'Committee Substitute' version.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 31, 2026 · House Mar 6, 2026
How they voted
42–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 47
Mar 31, 2026
D
Democratic18
83% Yea
R
Republican29
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Amendments
1
May 12, 2026
Signed into law
Act 719
upper
May 12, 2026
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Apr 2, 2026
Introduced
House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
lower
Mar 31, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted As Amended
upper
Mar 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Mar 9, 2026
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Esther Panitch
DDemocratic
P
Leesa Hagan
RRepublican
P
Scott Holcomb
DDemocratic
P
Shea Roberts
DDemocratic
P
Stan Gunter
RRepublican
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