Committee advances bill to modernize Georgia child-abuse reporting system

Mar 18, 2026

The Senate Public Safety Committee voted to advance HB 1409, a substitute bill to strengthen and modernize Georgia's child-abuse reporting system; sponsors said Legislative Counsel removed a 45 CFR reference and the department raised objections but negotiations continue.

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The Senate Public Safety Committee voted to pass House Bill 1409, a substitute measure that lawmakers say will modernize the state’s child-abuse reporting system.

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