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HB 616 — AN ACT relating to child dependency, neglect, or abuse.
Last action — to Health & Welfare (S)
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
10 added · 10 removed10 line(s) added, 10 removed.
UNOFFICIAL COPY 20 RS BRHB 55616/GA AN ACT relating to child dependency, neglect, or abuse.
(5) Any child removed from his home due to abuse, neglect, or dependency and placed in the least restrictive appropriate placement available shall, for the purposes of acquiring an appropriate public education, be considered a resident of the school Page 1 of 5 BR005500.100HB061610.100 - 55 - XXXX JacketedGA UNOFFICIAL COPY 20 RS BRHB 55616/GA district where the placement occurs.
and the county attorney shall be notified of, and may be Page 2 of 5 BR005500.100HB061610.100 - 55 - XXXX JacketedGA UNOFFICIAL COPY 20 RS BRHB 55616/GA present at and participate in such conferences;
and Page 3 of 5 BR005500.100HB061610.100 - 55 - XXXX JacketedGA UNOFFICIAL COPY 20 RS BRHB 55616/GA 4.
Page 4 of 5 BR005500.100HB061610.100 - 55 - XXXX JacketedGA UNOFFICIAL COPY 20 RS BRHB 55616/GA (3) A description of the services and assistance provided or arranged by the cabinet to the parents since the last case permanency plan or case progress report, and results achieved;
Page 5 of 5 BR005500.100HB061610.100 - 55 - XXXX JacketedGA
Action History
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to Health & Welfare (S)
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received in Senate
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3rd reading, passed 72-12
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posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 19, 2020
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returned to Rules
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posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 17, 2020
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2nd reading, to Rules
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reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
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posted in committee
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to Judiciary (H)
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introduced in House
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →0 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 138 not signed on · 3 voted No
Sponsors (0)
None.
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (138)
138 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 138 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 39 | 9 | 0 | 14 |
| Democrat | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 72 | 12 | 0 | 16 |
| % of votes cast | 72% | 12% | 0% | 16% |
How each member voted (100)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Frazier | — | Yea |
| Santoro | — | Yea |
| Bechler | — | Yea |
| Schamore | — | Yea |
| Bentley | — | Yea |
| Koenig | — | Yea |
| Minter | — | Yea |
| Sheldon | — | Yea |
| Sorolis | — | Yea |
| Glenn | — | Yea |
| Lee | — | Yea |
| Stone | — | Yea |
| Booker | — | Yea |
| Goforth | — | Yea |
| Lewis D | — | Yea |
| Graviss | — | Yea |
| Lewis S | — | Yea |
| Pratt | — | Yea |
| Branham Clark | — | Yea |
| Prunty | — | Yea |
| Thomas | — | Yea |
| Harris | — | Yea |
| Massey | — | Yea |
| Cantrell | — | Yea |
| Hatton | — | Yea |
| McCoy | — | Yea |
| Webber | — | Yea |
| Heath | — | Yea |
| Rothenburger | — | Yea |
| DuPlessis | — | Yea |
| Meredith | — | Yea |
| Rowland | — | Yea |
| Wiederstein | — | Yea |
| Meyer | — | Yea |
| Yates | — | Yea |
| Fischer | — | Yea |
| Huff T | — | Yea |
| Brenda | — | Nay |
| Graham | — | Nay |
| Jenkins | — | Nay |
| Scott | — | Nay |
| Wheatley | — | Nay |
| Brown G | — | Nay |
| Hinkle | — | Nay |
| Nemes | — | Nay |
| Howard | — | Nay |
| Burch | — | Not Voting |
| Flood | — | Not Voting |
| Meeks | — | Not Voting |
| Rand | — | Not Voting |
| Stewart | — | Not Voting |
| Carney | — | Not Voting |
| Hoover | — | Not Voting |
| Raymond | — | Not Voting |
| Turner | — | Not Voting |
| Donohue | — | Not Voting |
| Palumbo | — | Not Voting |
| Sims | — | Not Voting |
| Westrom | — | Not Voting |
| Huff R | — | Yea |
| Miller C | — | Not Voting |
| Miller J | — | Yea |
| Al Gentry | Democrat | Yea |
| Ashley Tackett Laferty | Democrat | Yea |
| Lisa Willner | Democrat | Nay |
| Mary Lou Marzian | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Nima Kulkarni | Democrat | Yea |
| Pamela Stevenson | Democrat | Nay |
| Tina Bojanowski | Democrat | Yea |
| Aaron Reed | Republican | Yea |
| Adam Bowling | Republican | Yea |
| Bobby McCool | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Freeland | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Fugate | Republican | Yea |
| Daniel Elliott | Republican | Not Voting |
| David Hale | Republican | Yea |
| David Meade | Republican | Yea |
| David W. Osborne | Republican | Yea |
| Greg Elkins | Republican | Yea |
| James Tipton | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Petrie | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Gooch Jr. | Republican | Nay |
| John Blanton | Republican | Yea |
| Ken Upchurch | Republican | Yea |
| Kim Banta | Republican | Yea |
| Kim King | Republican | Yea |
| Kimberly Poore Moser | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Hart | Republican | Yea |
| Matthew Koch | Republican | Yea |
| Myron Dossett | Republican | Yea |
| Nancy Tate | Republican | Yea |
| Randy Bridges | Republican | Yea |
| Richard White | Republican | Yea |
| Samara Heavrin | Republican | Yea |
| Savannah Maddox | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Bratcher | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Riley | Republican | Yea |
| Steven Rudy | Republican | Yea |
| Suzanne Miles | Republican | Yea |
| T.J. Roberts | Republican | Yea |
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