Family Justice Center Act; enact
State of GeorgiaGeorgiaA 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.
- Status
- Passed
- Signed or otherwise enacted
- Status date
- May 12, 2026
- 184 days ago
- Current chamber
- House of Representatives
- Session
- 2025-2026 Regular Session
GA HB 1283 · PassedMay 12
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Bill details
- Last action
- Effective Date 2026-07-01 · May 12, 2026
Sponsors
EPEsther PanitchRepresentative · Democrat · HD-051Primary sponsorPrimary sponsor
SGStan GunterRepresentative · Republican · HD-008Primary sponsorPrimary sponsor
LHLeesa HaganRepresentative · Republican · HD-156Primary sponsorPrimary sponsor
SHScott HolcombRepresentative · Democrat · HD-101Primary sponsorPrimary sponsor
SRShea RobertsRepresentative · Democrat · HD-052Primary sponsorPrimary sponsor
RRRandy RobertsonSenator · Republican · SD-029
Bill history
Newest first.
May 12, 2026Effective Date 2026-07-01
May 12, 2026Act 719
May 12, 2026House Date Signed by GovernorHouse
Apr 10, 2026House Sent to GovernorHouse
Apr 2, 2026House Agreed Senate Amend or SubHouse
Mar 31, 2026Senate Passed/Adopted As AmendedSenate
Mar 31, 2026Senate Third ReadSenate
Mar 20, 2026Senate Read Second TimeSenate
Show 10 earlier actions
Mar 19, 2026Senate Committee Favorably ReportedSenate
Mar 9, 2026Senate Read and ReferredSenate
Mar 6, 2026House Passed/Adopted By SubstituteHouse
Mar 6, 2026House Third ReadersHouse
Mar 4, 2026House PostponedHouse
Mar 3, 2026House PostponedHouse
Feb 24, 2026House Committee Favorably Reported By SubstituteHouse
Feb 17, 2026House Second ReadersHouse
Feb 12, 2026House First ReadersHouse
Feb 11, 2026House HopperHouse
Recorded votes
Passage: House Vote #658Mar 6, 2026 · House · 163 yea · 0 nayPassedPassed
Passage As Amended: Senate Vote #898Mar 31, 2026 · Senate · 48 yea · 0 nayPassedPassed
Agree To Senate Amendment: House Vote #834Apr 2, 2026 · House · 170 yea · 0 nayPassedPassed
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