GA SB576 | 2021-2022 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Passed on May 12 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-05-12 - Effective Date 2022-07-01
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 19-7-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to actions by grandparents or other family members for visitation rights or intervention, revocation or amendment of visitation rights, appointment of guardian ad litem, mediation, hearing, and notification to family members of child's participation in events, so as to revise provisions regarding visitation actions brought by certain grandparents of minor children; to provide for a rebuttable presumption; to provide for a response to Patten v. Ardis, 304 Ga. 140 (2018); to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Title

Grandparents or Family Members Visitation Rights; provisions regarding visitation actions brought by certain grandparents of minor children; revise

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2022-04-01 - House - Passage: House Vote #828 (Y: 164 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 12) [PASS]
2022-03-15 - Senate - Passage: Senate Vote #654 (Y: 49 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 4) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2022-05-12 Effective Date 2022-07-01
2022-05-12 Act 866
2022-05-12SenateSenate Date Signed by Governor
2022-04-07SenateSenate Sent to Governor
2022-04-01HouseHouse Passed/Adopted
2022-04-01HouseHouse Third Readers
2022-03-29HouseHouse Committee Favorably Reported
2022-03-17HouseHouse Second Readers
2022-03-16HouseHouse First Readers
2022-03-15SenateSenate Passed/Adopted
2022-03-15SenateSenate Third Read
2022-03-15SenateSenate Taken from Table
2022-03-15SenateSenate Tabled
2022-03-11SenateSenate Read Second Time
2022-03-09SenateSenate Committee Favorably Reported
2022-03-03SenateSenate Read and Referred
2022-03-01SenateSenate Hopper

Georgia State Sources


Bill Comments

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