2021-2022 Regular Session • Georgia Legislature
HB109: Child Victim Protection Act of 2021; enact
Legislative Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide greater protections for individuals who have suffered from childhood sexual abuse; to amend Code Section 9-3-33.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to actions for childhood sexual abuse, so as to extend the statute of limitations for actions for childhood sexual abuse under certain circumstances; to clarify existing law; to revise and provide for definitions; to provide for retroactive claims for childhood sexual abuse under certain circumstances; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill History
1/26/2021
House Hopper
House of Representatives
1/27/2021
House First Readers
House of Representatives
1/28/2021
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
2/24/2021
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
House of Representatives
3/8/2021
House Third Readers
House of Representatives
3/8/2021
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
House of Representatives
3/9/2021
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
Roll Call Votes
Passage: House Vote #237
3/8/2021
163
Yea
0
Nay
9
Not Voting
7
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(3/8/2021)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Judiciary(Senate)
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Republican: 4
Democrat: 2
Primary Sponsor

Heath Clark
Republican