Committee

Georgia Senate Children and Families Committee

Bill Bill Name Progress Referral Date
HB175 Education; employee comprehensive background checks for early care and education programs and Head Start programs; revise provisions Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/06/2025
HB181 Vital records; issuance of a Certificate of Foreign Birth by the state registrar without a judicial order if certain criteria is satisfied; provide Crossed Over 02/24/2025
HB253 Ethan's Law; enact Crossed Over 02/27/2025
HB340 Distraction-Free Education Act; enact Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/06/2025
HB433 Human Services, Department of; authorized to access restricted and sealed information to conduct employee oversight in certain circumstances; provide Vetoed 03/10/2025
HB677 Health; certain placement procedures for children upon discharge from a hospital or psychiatric residential treatment facility; provide Crossed Over 03/10/2025
SB8 Courts; arrest warrant requirements when juvenile courts are acting as courts of inquiry; provide Crossed Over 01/15/2025
SB98 Guardian and Ward; county conservators; provide Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/06/2025
SB100 "Andee's Law"; enact Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/06/2025
SB110 Definitions Relative to the Juvenile Code; definition of neglect and to provide for new definitions Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/06/2025
SB165 Minors; social media and internet safety; account termination upon the request of minors or their parents or guardians; provide In Committee 02/13/2025
SB245 Grandparents; include within the category of persons who may seek to revoke or amend an existing grandparent visitation order Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/26/2025
SB257 Department of Human Services; adopt and implement affordable family housing assistance programs; authorize local governments In Committee 02/27/2025
SB259 Juvenile Code; certain procedures to be followed when there is a determination of suspected child abuse or neglect; provide Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/27/2025
SB343 Age Verification of Account Holders; providers of social media platforms from permitting a minor aged 14 years or younger to be an account holder; prohibit In Committee 03/20/2025
SR207 General Assembly; appropriate an additional $2 million annually to the Georgia Pregnancy and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program; urge In Committee 02/20/2025
SR310 Senate Study Committee on Additional Services and Resources for Transition Age Youth in Foster Care; create Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/03/2025
SR493 Children First Trust Fund; creation; authorize General Assembly - CA In Committee 03/31/2025