Georgia SB 383 — Child Abuse; local child fatality review committees; modify the review

Georgia, 2025_26. SB 383: Child Abuse; local child fatality review committees; modify the review

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Latest action

July 1, 2026 — Effective Date

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 15 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to child abuse, so as to modify the review to be performed by local child fatality review committees; to add members to such committees; to provide for required attendance for training; to clarify the scope of child deaths subject to review; to modify deadlines and requirements for reports relating to child deaths; to modify the procedures of the coroner or medical examiner and the review committee in identifying child deaths that meet the statutory criteria for review by the review committee; to make conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Sponsors

• Kay Kirkpatrick — primary sponsor
• John Albers — primary sponsor
• Bo Hatchett — primary sponsor
• Randy Robertson — primary sponsor
• Kim Jackson — primary sponsor
• Nan Orrock — primary sponsor
• Timothy Bearden — primary sponsor
• Elena Parent — primary sponsor
• Sonya Halpern — primary sponsor

Bill text

SB 383/AP* Read version ↗

As Passed Senate Read version ↗

As introduced LC 63 0021 Read version ↗

Recorded votes

Legislative history

1. July 1, 2026Effective Date
2. May 6, 2026Act 421
3. May 6, 2026Senate Date Signed by Governor
4. April 10, 2026Senate Sent to Governor
5. March 18, 2026House Passed/Adopted
6. March 18, 2026House Third Readers
7. February 24, 2026House Committee Favorably Reported
8. February 10, 2026House Second Readers
9. February 9, 2026House First Readers
10. February 6, 2026Senate Passed/Adopted
11. February 6, 2026Senate Third Read
12. January 29, 2026Senate Read Second Time
13. January 28, 2026Senate Committee Favorably Reported
14. January 13, 2026Senate Read and Referred
15. January 12, 2026Senate Hopper

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