STATE BILLGA HB 943PASSED

Social services; establish a pilot program for autism spectrum disorder to children in foster care; provide

State of Georgia

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to programs and protection for children and youth, so as to establish a pilot program relating to the provision of screenings, clinical evaluations, training, services, and resources for autism spectrum disorder to children in foster care; to provide for definitions; to provide for the Division of Family and Children Services of the Department of Human Services to develop and implement such pilot program; to provide for a final report and recommendations; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Status
Passed
Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date
May 11, 2026
185 days ago
Current chamber
House of Representatives
Session
2025-2026 Regular Session
GA HB 943 · PassedMay 11

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Bill details

Last action
Effective Date 2026-07-11 · May 11, 2026

Sponsors

DSDeborah SilcoxRepresentative · Republican · HD-053Primary sponsor
LHLee HawkinsRepresentative · Republican · HD-027Primary sponsor
SCSharon CooperRepresentative · Republican · HD-045Primary sponsor
LFLehman FranklinRepresentative · Republican · HD-160Primary sponsor
KSKim SchofieldRepresentative · Democrat · HD-063Primary sponsor
BTBlake TillerySenator · Republican · SD-019

Bill history

Newest first.

May 11, 2026Effective Date 2026-07-11
May 11, 2026Act 477
May 11, 2026House Date Signed by GovernorHouse
Apr 7, 2026House Sent to GovernorHouse
Mar 31, 2026Senate Passed/AdoptedSenate
Mar 31, 2026Senate Third ReadSenate
Mar 25, 2026Senate Read Second TimeSenate
Mar 25, 2026Senate Committee Favorably ReportedSenate
Show 7 earlier actions
Feb 19, 2026Senate Read and ReferredSenate
Feb 18, 2026House Passed/Adopted By SubstituteHouse
Feb 18, 2026House Third ReadersHouse
Feb 12, 2026House Committee Favorably Reported By SubstituteHouse
Jan 14, 2026House Second ReadersHouse
Jan 13, 2026House First ReadersHouse
Jan 12, 2026House HopperHouse

Recorded votes

Passage: House Vote #528Feb 18, 2026 · House · 163 yea · 2 nayPassed
Passage: Senate Vote #896Mar 31, 2026 · Senate · 46 yea · 0 nayPassed

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