2025-2026 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

HB253: Ethan's Law; enact

Legislative Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 11 of Title 15 and Article 1 of Chapter 9 of Title 19 of the Official Code Georgia Annotated, relating to the juvenile code and general provisions relative to child custody proceedings, so as to enact "Ethan's Law"; to provide limitations on ordering a child to be sent to a family reunification program; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Bill History

2/4/2025
House Hopper
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
House First Readers
House of Representatives
2/6/2025
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
2/21/2025
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
House Third Readers
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
House of Representatives
2/27/2025
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
3/20/2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Senate
3/21/2025
Senate Read Second Time
Senate
3/31/2025
Senate Tabled
Senate
4/2/2025
Senate Taken from Table
Senate
4/2/2025
Senate Third Read
Senate
4/2/2025
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
Senate
4/4/2025
House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended
House of Representatives

Amendments

Floor Amendment

Floor Amendment AM 56 0027

4/4/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Agree To Senate Sub As Amended By House: House Vote #439
4/4/2025
146
Yea
15
Nay
5
Not Voting
14
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #422
4/2/2025
55
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage: House Vote #87
2/26/2025
166
Yea
0
Nay
5
Not Voting
9
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(2/26/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text3/18/202572.8 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/26/202577.6 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/22/202576.5 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/5/202584.9 KB