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Richmond County, GA

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HB 692

Nurses; notify supervising or delegating physician when subject to a complaint or report in outpatient settings; provisions

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 26 of Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to mandatory reporting requirements for nurses, so as to require registered professional nurses and advanced practice registered nurses in outpatient settings to immediately notify his or her supervising or delegating physician when he or she is subject to a complaint or report made to the Georgia Board of Nursing; to require the Georgia Board of Nursing to transmit to the Georgia Composite Medical Board copies of certain complaints and reports received relating to care rendered in certain settings which requires physician involvement; to provide for definitions; to provide for confidentiality and privileges relating to communications between the boards; to provide for an exception; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Health Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Newton, Mark (127th); Hawkins, Lee (27th)

Status History

03/04/2025: House Second Readers; 03/03/2025: House First Readers; 02/28/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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HB 643

Education; install key boxes at each school building in locations determined in collaboration with local law enforcement; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 27 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to loitering at or disrupting schools, so as to provide for the local board of education or other governing body of each public and private elementary and secondary school in this state to install key boxes at each school building in locations determined in collaboration with local law enforcement and emergency management agencies; to provide for the purpose, content, and minimum standards of such key boxes; to provide for policies and regulation; to provide for the creation and maintenance of records; to provide for immunity from civil liability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Education Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Townsend, Rick (179th); Hilton, Scott (48th); Ballard, Bethany (147th); Rice, Carmen (139th); Dubnik, Matt (29th); Heffner, Lynn (130th)

Status History

02/28/2025: House Second Readers; 02/27/2025: House First Readers; 02/26/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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HB 629

Education; remove requirement of having a licensed physician in automated external defibrillator programs

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, so as to remove the requirement of having a licensed physician in automated external defibrillator programs; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Health Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Hawkins, Lee (27th); Cooper, Sharon (45th); Newton, Mark (127th); Greene, Gerald (154th); Mathiak, Karen (82nd)

Status History

04/04/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 03/03/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 02/28/2025: House Second Readers; 02/27/2025: House First Readers; 02/26/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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HB 630

State Board of Registration; remove used car division and the used parts division; provisions

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 47 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to used motor vehicle and used motor vehicle parts dealers, so as to remove the used car division and the used parts division of the State Board of Registration of Used Motor Vehicle Dealers and Used Motor Vehicle Parts Dealers; to confer the powers and duties of such divisions to the board; to revise the membership of the board; to revise the powers and duties of the board; to revise and clarify provisions relating to applications for and requirements of licenses; to revise provisions relating to the change of location by licensees; to revise and provide for definitions; to make conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Regulated Industries Senate Committee: Regulated Industries and Utilities

Sponsors

Wiedower, Marcus (121st); Ridley, Jason (6th); Corbett, John (174th); Prince, Brian (132nd); Reeves, Matt (99th); Franklin, Lehman (160th)

Status History

04/10/2025: House Sent to Governor; 04/04/2025: House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub; 04/02/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 04/02/2025: Senate Third Read; 04/02/2025: Senate Taken from Table; 04/02/2025: Senate Tabled; 03/28/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/28/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 03/10/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/06/2025: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 03/06/2025: House Third Readers; 03/04/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/28/2025: House Second Readers; 02/27/2025: House First Readers; 02/26/2025: House Hopper

Votes

03/06/2025, House Vote #257, 165, 3, 4, 8; 04/02/2025, Senate Vote #429, 52, 1, 2, 1; 04/04/2025, House Vote #421, 173, 1, 1, 5

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HB 621

Georgia Bureau of Investigation; provide for members of the General Assembly to request assistance

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, so as to provide for members of the General Assembly to request assistance from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Public Safety and Homeland Security Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Baker, Sylvia Wayfer (64th); Henderson, Sharon (113th); Cummings, Terry (39th); Glaize, Lydia (67th); McClain, Dewey (109th); Myles, L.C. (126th)

Status History

02/28/2025: House Second Readers; 02/27/2025: House First Readers; 02/26/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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HB 579

Professions and businesses; licensure to engage in trade; provisions

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to professions and businesses, so as to revise provisions relating to licensure to engage in the practice of a profession, business, or trade in this state; to amend Title 49 of the O.C.G.A., relating to social services, so as to conform a cross-reference; to provide for an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Appropriations Senate Committee: Regulated Industries and Utilities

Sponsors

Reeves, Matt (99th); Hatchett, Matt (155th); Wiedower, Marcus (121st); Prince, Brian (132nd); Fleming, Tim (114th); Donatucci, Sandy (105th)

Status History

04/10/2025: House Sent to Governor; 03/27/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted; 03/27/2025: Senate Third Read; 03/21/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/20/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 03/10/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/06/2025: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 03/06/2025: House Third Readers; 02/27/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/26/2025: House Second Readers; 02/24/2025: House First Readers; 02/21/2025: House Hopper

Votes

03/06/2025, House Vote #201, 158, 2, 16, 4; 03/27/2025, Senate Vote #306, 53, 0, 0, 3

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HB 583

Motor vehicles; increase number of free license plates issued to certain veterans

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-2-85.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to license plates for certain veterans, so as to increase the number of free license plates issued to certain veterans; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Motor Vehicles Senate Committee: Public Safety

Sponsors

Glaize, Lydia (67th); Hitchens, Bill (161st); Bonner, Josh (73rd); Cannon, Chas (172nd); Newton, Mark (127th)

Status History

03/10/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/06/2025: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 03/06/2025: House Third Readers; 02/28/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/26/2025: House Second Readers; 02/24/2025: House First Readers; 02/21/2025: House Hopper

Votes

03/06/2025, House Vote #205, 171, 0, 3, 6

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HB 584

Health; reassign licensing and oversight of certain treatments and programs from Departments of Community Health to Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 26, 31, and 37 of the O.C.G.A., relating to food, drugs, and cosmetics, health, and mental health, respectively, so as to reassign licensing and oversight of drug abuse treatment and education programs, narcotic treatment programs, community living arrangements, and adult residential mental health programs from the Department of Community Health to the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Public and Community Health Senate Committee: Health and Human Services

Sponsors

Petrea, Jesse (166th); Dempsey, Katie (13th); Taylor, Darlene (173rd); Stephens, Ron (164th); LaHood, John (175th); Prince, Brian (132nd)

Status History

05/01/2025: Act 44; 05/01/2025: House Date Signed by Governor; 04/08/2025: House Sent to Governor; 03/28/2025: House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub; 03/20/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 03/20/2025: Senate Third Read; 03/18/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/13/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 03/06/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/04/2025: House Passed/Adopted; 03/04/2025: House Third Readers; 02/27/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 02/26/2025: House Second Readers; 02/24/2025: House First Readers; 02/21/2025: House Hopper

Votes

03/04/2025, House Vote #189, 171, 0, 3, 6; 03/20/2025, Senate Vote #261, 52, 0, 0, 4; 03/28/2025, House Vote #338, 163, 0, 4, 13

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