2025-2026 Regular Session

HB1431

Child custody; presumption of joint physical custody in divorce proceedings; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 19-9-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to establishment and review of child custody and visitation, so as to provide for a presumption of joint physical custody in divorce proceedings; to provide for exceptions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Current disposition: Pending: House Judiciary
Last status date: February 26, 2026
Last status update: House Second Readers
Pending committee: Judiciary
Author: Beth Camp
Co-sponsors: James Burchett Trey Rhodes Rhonda Burnough Mitchell Horner Matt Reeves

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Committee referrals

February 25, 2026 · House

Judiciary

Instrument history

This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.

February 26, 2026
House House Second Readers
February 25, 2026
House House First Readers
February 24, 2026
House House Hopper

Source provenance

LegiScan bill ID: 2123536
LegiScan session ID: 2167
Source file: var/states/georgia/source/legiscan/2167-841ad2a0e705/bill/HB1431.json
Package observed: 2026-07-17T02:17:01+00:00