SB 88 - Care of a Grandchild Act; provide subsidy to certain grandparents raising grandchildren under certain circumstances

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Committees

Current Status

05/13/08 - Senate Date Signed by Governor

First Reader Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 9 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to child custody proceedings, so as to provide for the creation, authorization, procedure, revocation, and termination of a power of attorney from a parent to a grandparent for the care of a grandchild; to provide for short titles; to provide definitions; to provide for the creation of a program to provide a subsidy to certain grandparents raising grandchildren under certain circumstances; to provide for an assessment and evaluation of certain aspects of the program; to provide for other related matters; to provide effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Votes

Electronically Recorded Votes
DateTimeVote NoYeasNaysNVExcDescription
03/01/200712:49PMSenate Vote #117055001000000PASSAGE AS AMENDED
03/28/200810:31AMHouse Vote #884163001009007PASS
04/02/20083:31PMSenate Vote #931051001001003AGREE TO HOUSE SUBSTITUTE AS AMENDED
04/04/20082:26PMHouse Vote #1057139003027011Agree Sen Am to H Sub

Status History

Bill History
DateAction
01/31/2007Senate Read and Referred
02/27/2007Senate Committee Favorably Reported
02/28/2007Senate Read Second Time
03/01/2007Senate Third Read
03/01/2007Senate Passed/Adopted
03/19/2007House First Readers
03/20/2007House Second Readers
04/11/2007House Committee Favorably Reported
04/20/2007House Withdrawn, Recommitted
02/01/2008House Committee Favorably Reported
03/28/2008House Third Readers
03/28/2008House Passed/Adopted
04/02/2008Senate Agrees House Amend or Sub
04/04/2008House Agree Senate Amend or Sub
04/17/2008Senate Sent to Governor
05/13/2008Senate Date Signed by Governor
05/13/2008Act 580
07/01/2008Effective Date

Footnotes

3/28/2008 Modified Structured Rule
3/28/2008 Passed House by Rules Committee Substitute
4/02/2008 Senate agrees to House substitute as Amended
4/4/2008 House agrees to Senate Amendment to House Substitute