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GA HB 984

died on adjournment

Crimes and offenses; court order to locate an alleged victim of child or elder abuse; provide

Georgia · 2025_26 · lower

Quick answers

Did GA HB 984 pass?

No. GA HB 984 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 (2026-03-06): House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

What is GA HB 984 about?

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to crimes against the person, so as to provide for a court order to locate an alleged victim of child or elder abuse; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Who sponsors GA HB 984?

Beth Camp, Karen Mathiak, Joseph Gullett and 3 others are the primary sponsors of GA HB 984.

Description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to crimes against the person, so as to provide for a court order to locate an alleged victim of child or elder abuse; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2026-01-15
Latest action
2026-03-06 — House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Beth Campprimary
  • Karen Mathiakprimary
  • Joseph Gullettprimary
  • James Burchettprimary
  • Rick Townsendprimary
  • Jan Jonesprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-15

    House Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2026-01-16

    House First Readers

    reading-1

  3. 2026-01-27

    House Second Readers

    reading-2

  4. 2026-03-06

    House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

    committee-passage-favorable

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72244

Attribution

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