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40 bills for “Domestic relations”.
Domestic relations; creation of a registry of recidivist domestic violence offenders; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 1207 would create a public registry of repeat domestic violence offenders in Georgia, maintained by the Georgia Crime Information Center and searchable on the GBI's website, starting with convictions in 2027.
… Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to domestic relations, is amended by adding a new chapter to read as follows: <ins>"CHAPTER 13B 19 …
Courts; require certain agreements for certain offenses to be eligible for a Pretrial Intervention and Diversion Program
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 1142 would create a public registry of repeat domestic violence offenders run by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and would bar anyone charged with domestic violence from entering a pretrial diversion program unless they agree that a future domestic violence conviction can lead to registration.
… Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to domestic relations, is amended by adding a new chapter to read as follows: <ins>"CHAPTER 13B 19 …
Quality Basic Education Act; include domestic violence prevention in the existing program for teen dating violence prevention for students
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would expand an existing school program on teen dating violence prevention to also cover domestic violence prevention for students in grades eight through 12.
… the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to other educational programs under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to include domestic violence prevention in the existing program …
Courts; divorce actions; provide certain lien protections
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would stop divorce attorneys from placing liens on property awarded to the other spouse, and would require standing court orders in divorce cases to be given as formal notice to both parties, the judge, and attorneys.
… Chapter 1 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to injunctions and restraining orders authorized in domestic relations actions, is amended in Code Section …
Business Corporations; domestic corporations maintaining a principal place of business in Georgia shall be deemed to reside; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate bill would let lawsuits against a domestic corporation be filed in the county where it actually runs its main operations, even if that differs from the county of its official registered office.
… of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to venue relative to business corporations, so as to provide that certain domestic corporations maintaining a principal place of business …
Animals; prohibit transfer of certain domestic animals at certain locations
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 331 would make it illegal in Georgia to sell, adopt out, or trade dogs, cats, or domestic rabbits at roadside spots, parking lots, flea markets, and similar outdoor public locations, with limited exceptions.
… the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding animal protection, so as to prohibit the transfer of certain domestic animals at certain locations; to provide …
Justice for Peanut and Fred Act; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill named after two pets, Peanut and Fred, would require a judge's order before an impounded pet can be euthanized and would let owners sue local or state agencies for up to $5,000 if their pet dies, is lost, or is hurt due to careless care.
… Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to animal protection, so as to revise certain provisions relating to the impounding of domesticated animals by a government …
Domestic relations; sealing of name change petitions upon request; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would let anyone petitioning for a legal name change ask the court to seal that petition, removing the current requirement that the petitioner be a victim of family violence or human trafficking.
… Chapter 12 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to name changes, is amended by revising subsections (a) and (c) of Code Section 19 …
Georgia Bureau of Investigation; authority to issue subpoenas of electronic communication records for purposes of investigating certain cyber enabled threats to life and property; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 161 expands the Georgia Bureau of Investigation's power to subpoena electronic communication records in more types of criminal investigations and rewrites the state's domestic terrorism law to make it a standalone crime with added penalties for ignoring GBI subpoenas.
… Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to crimes and offenses, is amended in Code Section 16-11-220, relating to definitions relative to domestic …
Domestic relations; protection for household pets in both family violence and dating violence protective orders; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 177 lets Georgia courts include household pets in family violence and dating violence protective orders, allowing judges to award pet custody and bar abusers from harming, taking, or hiding pets.
… Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to domestic relations, is amended in Code Section 19-13-4, relating to family violence protective orders and …
Raksha, Inc.; celebration of its 30th anniversary; recognize
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House resolution recognizes Raksha Inc., a South Asian community service organization, on its 30th anniversary of helping survivors of domestic violence and related abuse.
… has provided services to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, stalking, strangulation, and other forms of violence, ensuring that individuals and families are treated with dignity …
Domestic relations; safe places for newborns; revise provisions
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 350 updates Georgia's safe haven law for newborns, renaming it the Eliza Jane Warner Act, allowing ambulance services to accept infants, and permitting fire stations, police stations, medical facilities, and ambulance services to install monitored newborn safety devices.
… Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to domestic relations, is amended by revising Chapter 10A, relating to safe place for newborns, as follows: "CHAPTER …
Insurance; expand lines of insurance or reinsurance in which a limited purpose subsidiary and captive insurance company may engage
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 348 broadens what kinds of insurance limited purpose subsidiaries and captive insurance companies in Georgia can write, letting the state insurance commissioner approve a wider range of coverage instead of a fixed list of lines.
… Chapter 14 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to domestic stock and mutual insurers, is amended in Article 5, relating to limited purpose …
Domestic relations; duration of child support for postsecondary education; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 510 would let Georgia judges order parents to help pay for a child's college, technical school, or other postsecondary education, with support ending at age 24.
… Code Section 19-6-15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to child support guidelines for determining amount of award, continuation of duty of support, and …
Elections; make certain registration information confidential; expand provisions
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 831 would create a new VoteSafe program letting Georgians who fear physical harm or who are victims of domestic violence, stalking, or trafficking keep their home address confidential on voter rolls.
… Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elections and primaries generally, is amended by revising Code Section 21-2-225.1 …
Crimes; offense of criminal trespass involving a wild animal; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 1196 would expand Georgia's criminal trespass law involving wild animals to cover throwing objects into enclosures, tampering with cages, and animals kept by private owners, not just facilities open to the public.
… Code Section 16-7-21.2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to criminal trespass involving a wild animal, is amended as follows: "16-7-21 …
Family violence; substitute service when respondent is avoiding service to delay a hearing; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would let judges authorize alternative ways to serve family violence and dating violence petitions when a respondent is dodging service to stall a hearing.
… Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to domestic relations, is amended in Chapter 13, relating to family violence, by revising subsection (e) of Code …
"Defend the Guard Act"; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate bill would bar the Governor from sending Georgia National Guard members into active combat unless Congress has formally declared war or specifically called them up, except for domestic emergency support missions.
… Part 1 of Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 38 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding state militia generally, is amended …
Jackson-Gordon; Dr. Janet; commend
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House resolution formally recognizes and commends Dr. Janet Jackson-Gordon, an Atlanta entrepreneur and philanthropist, for her career achievements.
… Snoop Dogg, Monica, and many others, earning respect for her excellence in artist relations and event execution; and WHEREAS, Dr. Janet Jackson-Gordon further serves as founder of …
Domestic relations; Protective Order Registry; revise certain definitions
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 325 creates a new process letting members of Georgia's organized militia seek protective orders against fellow members accused of stalking, and adds those orders to the state's Protective Order Registry.
… this Code section shall be authorized in the same manner as appeals of domestic relations cases under Code Section 5-6-35." </ins> SECTION 4. Part 7 of …
Agriculture; clarify that a manufacturer cannot be held liable for failing to warn consumers of health risks above those required by the United States Environmental Protection Agency
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would say that pesticide labels approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency count as a sufficient warning, shielding manufacturers from state lawsuits claiming they should have warned of more health risks.
… A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Article 6 of Chapter 7 of Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to liability for …
Local government; additional authorized investments; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 871 would let Georgia cities, counties, and other local governments invest public funds in a wider range of financial products, including mutual funds, joint investment trusts, and highly rated commercial paper.
… Code Section 36-83-4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to authorized investments, delegation of investment authority to financial officer, and objective of investment, is …
Georgia Buy American Medicine Act; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would require hospitals and other health care providers that receive state funds to prefer American-made prescription drugs when buying medicine, with exceptions for shortages, cost, or safety.
… A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Chapter 2 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Community Health …
Crimes and offenses; immunity for a prospective offender while seeking assistance from law enforcement as a victim of certain offenses; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: A House Judiciary substitute to HB 464 would shield victims of serious violent crimes, like rape or kidnapping, from arrest or prosecution when the only evidence against them came from seeking police help.
… A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to justification and …
Landlord and Tenant; residential rental or lease agreement terminations if a tenant or a legal occupant of a residence experienced residential firearm violence; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate bill would let renters break a residential lease early if they or another legal occupant were victims of firearm violence at the home, adding to existing protections for domestic violence and stalking victims.
… Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding landlord and tenant, is amended by revising Code …
Labor and industrial relations; minimum wage; provide for an increase
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would raise the state minimum wage from $5.15 to $15.00 an hour, let employers count tips toward part of that wage, and remove several groups' exemptions from minimum wage coverage.
… Chapter 4 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to minimum wage law, is amended by revising Code Section 34-4-3, relating to …
Desai Safety Act; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 1312, the Desai Safety Act, would make it a felony for people under family violence or dating violence protective orders to possess firearms or ammunition, and would require them to surrender or transfer their guns within 48 hours.
… Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to domestic relations, is amended in Code Section 19-13-4, relating to family violence protective orders and …
Crimes; persons convicted of misdemeanor crimes of family violence from receiving, possessing, or transporting a firearm; prohibit
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate bill would bar people convicted of misdemeanor family violence crimes or subject to family violence protective orders from possessing firearms, and require courts to order surrender of any guns they already have.
… Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to domestic relations, is amended in Code Section 19-13-4, relating to family violence protective orders and …
Criminal procedure; extend certain protections for victims of family violence and stalking with respect to residential leases
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 188 would let victims of family violence or stalking end just their abuser's part of a shared lease, require landlords to act on those requests, and ban landlords from discriminating against such victims.
… Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to domestic relations, is amended by revising subsection (a) of Code Section 19-13-3, relating to petition …
House Study Committee on the Eradication of Homelessness; create
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House resolution would create a nine-member House Study Committee on the Eradication of Homelessness to examine the causes of homelessness in Georgia and recommend legislation before it disbands on December 1, 2025.
… The committee shall undertake a study of the conditions, needs, issues, and problems mentioned above or related thereto and recommend any action or legislation which the committee deems …
Courts; expedition of child custody and visitation modification hearings in certain circumstances; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would require expedited hearings for visitation denial claims, create a presumption favoring shared parenting time, and let judges suspend child support or shift custody when a custodial parent willfully blocks court-ordered visitation.
… Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to domestic relations, is amended by adding two new subsections to Code Section 19-6-15, relating to …
Minimum Wage; certain provisions regarding the minimum wage law; revise
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate bill would raise the state minimum wage from $5.15 to $22.00 per hour, add yearly cost-of-living adjustments, and remove several long-standing exemptions from the state's minimum wage law.
… Chapter 4 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to minimum wage, is amended by revising Code Section 34-4-3, relating to amount …
Domestic relations; creation and revisions of certain child abuse protocol procedures for cases of alleged child abuse; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: HB 527 would rebuild Georgia's child abuse investigation protocol system around judicial circuits instead of counties, changing who leads and sits on local protocol committees and where their reports get filed.
… A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Code Section 19-15-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to protocol committee on child abuse …
Eavesdropping; limitations regarding the use of electronic monitoring devices; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate bill would make it a crime to secretly plant a GPS or other electronic tracker on a person to monitor their location without consent, expanding a current law that only covers vehicle trackers used against people with protective orders.
… Senator Setzler of the 37th A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Code Section 16-11-62 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to …
Insurance, Department of; efficiency in the practices; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 410 changes how the Georgia Department of Insurance processes paperwork for insurers, fraternal benefit societies, and insurance agencies, cutting newspaper publication requirements, triplicate filings, and branch office licensing.
… Said title is further amended in Chapter 14, relating to domestic stock and mutual insurers, by revising Code Section 33-14-5, relating to filing of application for …
Georgia's Responsible Fathers Act; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 1343 would let a biological father of a child born out of wedlock legitimate that child through a new administrative process at the Department of Human Services, using genetic testing instead of only going through court.
… Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to domestic relations, is amended by revising paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of Code Section 19-7-22 …
Fertilizers or Pesticides; a manufacturer cannot be held liable for failing to warn consumers of health risks above those required by the United States Environmental Protection Agency; clarify
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate bill shields pesticide manufacturers from state lawsuits over failing to warn of health risks beyond what federal EPA labeling already requires, unless a manufacturer hid safety information from the EPA.
… The General Assembly finds that: (1) Agriculture and its related industries contribute over $91 billion to Georgia's economy, and Georgia farmers are the backbone of that activity …
Firearms; persons convicted of family violence offenses cannot possess or purchase; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 452 would make it a Georgia felony for people convicted of family violence offenses or subject to family violence protective orders to receive, possess, transport, or try to buy firearms.
… Part 3 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to carrying and possession of firearms, is amended by …
Georgia Survivor Justice Act; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 582, the Georgia Survivor Justice Act, lets defendants and already-sentenced people use evidence of family violence, dating violence, or child abuse by an alleged victim to support self-defense claims and seek reduced sentences, while also rewriting the oath and misconduct rules for Georgia peace officers.
… Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to crimes and offenses, is amended in Article 2 of Chapter 3, relating to justification and excuse under …
Family Restoration and Re-Entry Program; recognize and support
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House resolution recognizes and commends Trinity International University of Ambassadors Corp., its TIUA School of Business, Trinity Girls Network Corp., and The Organization of World Leaders for family restoration and re-entry programming.
… disruption; and WHEREAS, individuals, women, youth, and families impacted by incarceration, economic displacement, domestic instability, trauma, and systemic barriers often face limited access to education, employment, entrepreneurship, leadership …