# Georgia SB 110: Definitions Relative to the Juvenile Code; definition of neglect and to provide for new definitions

Georgia SB 110, Definitions Relative to the Juvenile Code; definition of neglect and to provide for new definitions, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Jason Anavitarte (Republican), Jason Esteves (Democrat), Kay Kirkpatrick (Republican) and 1 others; status signed, last action 2025-07-01 (Effective Date) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia SB 110
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Definitions Relative to the Juvenile Code; definition of neglect and to provide for new definitions
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-05
- Last action: 2025-07-01, Effective Date
- Sponsors: Jason Anavitarte (Republican), Jason Esteves (Democrat), Kay Kirkpatrick (Republican), Randy Robertson (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Judiciary Juvenile, Children and Families, General Bill
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (152 yes, 70 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Legal protections for parents allowing child independence: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Georgia protects legal custodians who allow children to do activities without direct adult supervision. Examples include playing alone, walking to school, running errands, or visiting local facilities. This is not neglect when the custodian reasonably believes the child's ma…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jason Anavitarte (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Jason Esteves (Democrat), Senate
- Sponsor: Kay Kirkpatrick (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Randy Robertson (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Eddie Lumsden (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-25 | House | PASSAGE | pass | 100 | 69 | 4 |
| 2025-03-04 | Senate | PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE | pass | 52 | 1 |   |

## Actions (15)

- 2025-07-01: Effective Date
- 2025-05-14: Senate Date Signed by Governor (Senate)
- 2025-05-14: Act 284
- 2025-04-07: Senate Sent to Governor (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: House Third Readers (House)
- 2025-03-25: House Passed/Adopted (House)
- 2025-03-13: House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- 2025-03-10: House Second Readers (House)
- 2025-03-06: House First Readers (House)
- 2025-03-04: Senate Third Read (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Senate Read Second Time (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: Senate Hopper (Senate)

## Bill text

- SB 110/AP* (v7): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/237408)

## Related bills

- SB 160: Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckless stunt driving; replace the forfeiture penalty (signed)
- SB 384: Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation for certain motor vehicles; provide (signed)
- SB 76: License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Service Foundation; establish (signed)
- SB 406: "Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact (signed)
- HB 1391: Specialty license plates; honor public safety officers; establish (signed)
- HB 1344: Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact (signed)

## Sources
- [SB 110/AP* (v7) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/237408)

## Related
- [SB 160: Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckles…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB160-2025-2026)
- [SB 384: Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB384-2025-2026)
- [SB 76: License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Servic…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB76-2025-2026)
- [SB 406: "Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB406-2025-2026)
- [HB 1391: Specialty license plates; honor public safety officers; establish](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1391-2025-2026)
- [HB 1344: Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1344-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB110-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).