GA HB 1343
died on adjournmentGeorgia's Responsible Fathers Act; enact
Georgia · 2025_26 · lower
Quick answers
Did GA HB 1343 pass?
No. GA HB 1343 died when the 2025-26 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-02-18): House Second Readers
What is GA HB 1343 about?
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 15 and 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the courts and domestic relations, respectively, so as to revise the definition of legal father; to amend Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, so as to require that licensed general hospitals and birthing centers make available a petition for legitimation education video to parents or guardians of newborn infants; to provide that a putative father may indicate on a certificate of birth that he has submitted to genetic testing to establish paternity of a child born out of wedlock; to amend Title 53 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to wills, trusts, and administration of estates, so as to provide for inheritance by legitimation in certain circumstances; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Who sponsors GA HB 1343?
Carter Barrett, Tremaine Reese, Jon Burns and 3 others are the primary sponsors of GA HB 1343.
Description
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 15 and 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the courts and domestic relations, respectively, so as to revise the definition of legal father; to amend Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, so as to require that licensed general hospitals and birthing centers make available a petition for legitimation education video to parents or guardians of newborn infants; to provide that a putative father may indicate on a certificate of birth that he has submitted to genetic testing to establish paternity of a child born out of wedlock; to amend Title 53 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to wills, trusts, and administration of estates, so as to provide for inheritance by legitimation in certain circumstances; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-17
- Latest action
- 2026-02-18 — House Second Readers
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Carter Barrettprimary
- Tremaine Reeseprimary
- Jon Burnsprimary
- Carolyn Hugleyprimary
- Stan Gunterprimary
- Vance Smithprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-02-17
House Hopper
introduction
2026-02-17
House First Readers
reading-1
2026-02-18
House Second Readers
reading-2
Versions
- LC 48 1754/aCompare
Documents
Votes
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Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
Official source
Attribution
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