SB 88 - Care of a Grandchild Act; provide subsidy to certain grandparents raising grandchildren under certain circumstances
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Current Status
04/17/08 - Senate Sent to GovernorFirst 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
| Date | Time | Vote No | Yeas | Nays | NV | Exc | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/01/2007 | 12:49PM | Senate Vote #117 | 055 | 001 | 000 | 000 | PASSAGE AS AMENDED |
| 03/28/2008 | 10:31AM | House Vote #884 | 163 | 001 | 009 | 007 | PASS |
| 04/02/2008 | 3:31PM | Senate Vote #931 | 051 | 001 | 001 | 003 | AGREE TO HOUSE SUBSTITUTE AS AMENDED |
| 04/04/2008 | 2:26PM | House Vote #1057 | 139 | 003 | 027 | 011 | Agree Sen Am to H Sub |
Status History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/31/2007 | Senate Read and Referred |
| 02/27/2007 | Senate Committee Favorably Reported |
| 02/28/2007 | Senate Read Second Time |
| 03/01/2007 | Senate Third Read |
| 03/01/2007 | Senate Passed/Adopted |
| 03/19/2007 | House First Readers |
| 03/20/2007 | House Second Readers |
| 04/11/2007 | House Committee Favorably Reported |
| 04/20/2007 | House Withdrawn, Recommitted |
| 02/01/2008 | House Committee Favorably Reported |
| 03/28/2008 | House Third Readers |
| 03/28/2008 | House Passed/Adopted |
| 04/02/2008 | Senate Agrees House Amend or Sub |
| 04/04/2008 | House Agree Senate Amend or Sub |
| 04/17/2008 | Senate Sent to Governor |
Footnotes
3/28/2008 Modified Structured Rule3/28/2008 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