Georgia legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia SB383: Child Abuse; local child fatality review committees; modify the review
Status: Signed into law, May 6, 2026
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 15 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to child abuse, so as to modify the review to be performed by local child fatality review committees; to add members to such committees; to provide for required attendance for training; to clarify the scope of child deaths subject to review; to modify deadlines and requirements for reports relating to child deaths; to modify the procedures of the coroner or medical examiner and the review committee in identifying child deaths that meet the statutory criteria for review by the review committee; to make conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend Chapter 15 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to child abuse, so as to modify the review to be performed by local child fatality review committees; to add members to such committees; to provide for required attendance for training; to clarify the scope of child deaths subject to review; to modify deadlines and requirements for reports relating to child deaths…
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED To amend Chapter 15 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to child abuse, so as to modify the review to be performed by local child fatality review committees; to add members to such committees; to provide for required attendance for training; to clarify the scope of child deaths subject to review; to modify deadlines and requirements for reports relating to child deaths; to modify the procedures of the coroner or medical examiner and the review committee in identifying child deaths that meet the statutory criteria for review by the review committee; to make conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: SECTION 1. Chapter 15 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to child abuse, is amended by revising Code Section 19-15-3, relating to county review committee, chairperson, eligible deaths for review, notification to coroner, reporting to chairperson, and committee review, as follows: S. B. LC 63 0021 "19-15-3. (a)(1) Each county shall establish a local review committee as provided in this Code section. The review committee shall be charged with reviewing all deaths as set forth in subsection (e) of this Code section to determine manner and cause of …
Sponsors
- Devan Seabaugh (R, 34) · primary sponsor
- Kay Kirkpatrick (R, 32) · primary sponsor
- John Albers (R)
- Bo Hatchett (R, SD-050)
- Randy Robertson (R, 29)
- Kim Jackson (D, 41)
- Nan Orrock (D, 36)
- Timothy Bearden (R, 30)
- Elena Parent (D, 44)
- Sonya Halpern (D, 39)
Latest actions
- : Effective Date
- : Act 421
- : Senate Date Signed by Governor
- : Senate Sent to Governor
- : House Passed/Adopted
- : House Third Readers
- : House Committee Favorably Reported
- : House Second Readers
- : House First Readers
- : Senate Passed/Adopted
Votes
- House Vote #719 (March 18, 2026): 165 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Vote #523 (February 6, 2026): 48 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB383?
- SB383 is a bill in the Georgia Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Child Abuse; local child fatality review committees; modify the review.
- What does SB383 do?
- In its own words: To amend Chapter 15 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to child abuse, so as to modify the review to be performed by local child fatality review committees; to add members to such committees; to provide for required attendance for training; to clarify the scope of child deaths subject to review; to modify deadlines and requirements for reports relating to child deaths…
- What is the status of SB383?
- Signed into law as of May 6, 2026. Latest action: Effective Date (July 1, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB383?
- Devan Seabaugh (R, 34), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB383?
- On the Georgia Legislature website: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72159
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