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HB943 House Bill
Passed
2026-02-18

Social services; establish a pilot program for autism spectrum disorder to children in foster care; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to programs and protection for children and youth, so as to establish a pilot program relating to the provision of screenings, clinical evaluations, training, services, and resources for autism spectrum disorder to children in foster care; to provide for definitions; to provide for the Division of Family and Children Services of the Department of Human Services to develop and implement such pilot program; to provide for a final report and recommendations; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Bill Details

State

Georgia

Session

2025-2026 Regular Session

Chamber

House

Official Source

www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72141

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Sponsors

Deborah Silcox (Rep - R)
Lee Hawkins (Rep - R)
Sharon Cooper (Rep - R)
Lehman Franklin (Rep - R)
Kim Schofield (Rep - D)
Blake Tillery (Sen - R)

Action History

2026-03-31 S Senate Passed/Adopted
2026-03-31 S Senate Third Read
2026-03-25 S Senate Read Second Time
2026-03-25 S Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2026-02-19 S Senate Read and Referred
2026-02-18 H House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2026-02-18 H House Third Readers
2026-02-12 H House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2026-01-14 H House Second Readers
2026-01-13 H House First Readers
2026-01-12 H House Hopper

Votes

2026-02-18 Passage: House Vote #528 Yea: 163 Nay: 2
2026-03-31 Passage: Senate Vote #896 Yea: 46 Nay: 0

Committee Referrals

2026-01-13 H Judiciary Juvenile
2026-02-19 S Children and Families

Bill Text Versions

2026-01-12 Introduced
2026-02-12 Comm Sub
2026-02-18 Comm Sub
2026-04-01 Enrolled

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