2025-2026 Regular Session

HB639

Courts; expedite and prioritize processes for termination of parental rights in certain cases involving parental incapacity and child maltreatment

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 11 of Title 15 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the juvenile code, so as to expedite and prioritize processes for the termination of parental rights in certain cases involving parental incapacity and child maltreatment; to provide for related matters; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Current disposition: Pending: House Judiciary Juvenile
Last status date: February 28, 2025
Last status update: House Second Readers
Pending committee: Judiciary Juvenile
Author: Marcus Wiedower
Co-sponsors: Chuck Efstration Brent Cox Houston Gaines Rick Jasperse Joseph Gullett

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Committee referrals

February 27, 2025 · House

Judiciary Juvenile

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 28, 2025
House House Second Readers
February 27, 2025
House House First Readers
February 26, 2025
House House Hopper

Source provenance

LegiScan bill ID: 1985901
LegiScan session ID: 2167
Source file: var/states/georgia/source/legiscan/2167-841ad2a0e705/bill/HB639.json
Package observed: 2026-07-17T02:17:01+00:00