Georgia General Assembly roll-call positions

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811 captured recordsJanuary 11, 2021–April 5, 2022

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This archive checks every non-attendance roll call in the configured Georgia General Assembly sessions and retains a position only when the official member ID appears and all named positions reconcile to the published totals. Yea, Nay, Not Voting, and Excused remain separate; sponsorship, attendance, omission, and chamber outcome are never inferred as positions.

Procedural votes, amendments, nominations, resolutions, final-passage votes, executive actions, and official statements remain separately labeled. A statement or department announcement is not converted into a legislative vote or proof that the officeholder personally performed the underlying work.

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These are descriptive counts from captured official records, not an ideology, effectiveness, or intent score. Subject labels are navigation aids assigned from official measure text. A vote does not establish why the candidate voted that way or support for every provision in a measure.

Vote events: 811
Unique measures: 613
Final passage: 555
All Yes / No events: 705 / 44

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Healthcare2 recorded events
HB 275 — Fire protection and safety; random drug tests for certain firefighters, emergency medical services personnel, paramedics, and cardiac technicians; require
Concurrence in chamber amendments · Voted yes on concurrence: 1 · Final passage · Voted yes: 1 · March 22, 2022–April 5, 2022
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 25 and Article 3 of Chapter 11 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to firefighter standards and training and to emergency medical services personnel, respectively, so as to require random drug tests for…
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April 5, 2022 · Voted yes on concurrenceConcurrence in chamber amendments
HB 275 — AGREE TO HOUSE AMENDMENT TO SENATE SUBSTITUTE
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March 22, 2022 · Voted yesFinal passage
HB 275 — PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE
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Healthcare1 recorded event
HB 1186 — Speech-language pathologists and audiologists; revise licensing provisions
Final passage · Voted yes: 1 · April 4, 2022–April 4, 2022
What this issue meant
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 44 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state speech-language pathology and audiology licensing, so as to allow persons who are not licensed audiologists to use otoacoustic emissions or auditory brainstem response technology as…
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April 4, 2022 · Voted yesFinal passage
HB 1186 — PASSAGE
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Healthcare2 recorded events
HB 1425 — Medical cannabis; Governor to issue initial Class 1 and Class 2 production licenses for a limited time period; authorize
Other procedural vote · Voted no: 1 · Final passage · Voted yes: 1 · March 28, 2022–April 4, 2022
What this issue meant
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 9 of Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to access to medical cannabis, so as to authorize the Governor to issue initial Class 1 and Class 2 production licenses for a limited time period; to provide for automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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April 4, 2022 · Voted noOther procedural vote
HB 1425 — MOTION TO TABLE
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March 28, 2022 · Voted yesFinal passage
HB 1425 — PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE
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Healthcare1 recorded event
HB 92 — Health; transfer of vital records to State Archives; revise provisions
Final passage · Voted yes: 1 · April 4, 2022–April 4, 2022
What this issue meant
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 31-10-25 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to disclosure of information contained in vital records and transfer of records to State Archives, so as to revise provisions regarding the transfer of vital records to State Archives; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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April 4, 2022 · Voted yesFinal passage
HB 92 — PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE
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Healthcare2 recorded events
SB 610 — Department of Community Health; conduct a comprehensive review of provider reimbursement rates for home and community based services covered by the waiver programs; require
Concurrence in chamber amendments · Voted yes on concurrence: 1 · Final passage · Voted yes: 1 · March 15, 2022–April 4, 2022
What this issue meant
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical assistance generally, so as to require the Department of Community Health to conduct a comprehensive review of provider reimbursement rates for home and community based services…
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April 4, 2022 · Voted yes on concurrenceConcurrence in chamber amendments
SB 610 — AGREE TO HOUSE SUBSTITUTE
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March 15, 2022 · Voted yesFinal passage
SB 610 — PASSAGE
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Healthcare1 recorded event
HB 1042 — OneGeorgia Authority Act; grant program to establish primary care medical facilities in health professional shortage areas; provide
Final passage · Voted yes: 1 · April 1, 2022–April 1, 2022
What this issue meant
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 34 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the "OneGeorgia Authority Act," so as to provide for a grant program to establish primary care medical facilities in health professional shortage areas; to provide for lease-purchase agreements; to…
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April 1, 2022 · Voted yesFinal passage
HB 1042 — PASSAGE
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Healthcare2 recorded events
HB 1175 — Georgia Raw Dairy Act; enact
Amendment · Voted yes on amendment: 1 · Final passage · Voted yes: 1 · April 1, 2022–April 1, 2022
What this issue meant
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 26 of the O.C.G.A., relating to standards, labeling, and adulteration of food, so as to authorize and regulate the production, handling, transporting, and sale of raw milk and raw milk products for human consumption; to provide standards for safety, cleanliness,…
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April 1, 2022 · Voted yes on amendmentAmendment
HB 1175 — ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT #1 BY THE SENATOR FROM THE 6TH
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April 1, 2022 · Voted yesFinal passage
HB 1175 — PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE
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Healthcare1 recorded event
HB 1304 — Georgia Caregivers Act; create
Final passage · Voted yes: 1 · April 1, 2022–April 1, 2022
What this issue meant
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to health, so as to create the "Georgia Caregivers Act"; to provide for definitions; to require hospitals to provide patients with the opportunity to identify lay caregivers; to provide that named lay caregivers are not obligated to provide aftercare; to provide that no new private right of action is created; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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April 1, 2022 · Voted yesFinal passage
HB 1304 — PASSAGE
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Healthcare1 recorded event
HB 1324 — Health and insurance; clarify that the prudent layperson standard is not affected by the diagnoses given
Final passage · Voted yes: 1 · April 1, 2022–April 1, 2022
What this issue meant
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 11 of Title 31 and Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to emergency medical services and insurance, respectively, so as to clarify that the prudent layperson standard is not affected by the diagnoses given; to provide for unfair claims settlement practices; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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April 1, 2022 · Voted yesFinal passage
HB 1324 — PASSAGE
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Healthcare1 recorded event
HB 918 — Georgia Rare Disease Advisory Council; provide establishment
Final passage · Voted yes: 1 · April 1, 2022–April 1, 2022
What this issue meant
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, so as to provide for the establishment of the Georgia Rare Disease Advisory Council; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for membership; to provide for the duties and powers of the advisory council; to provide for an annual report; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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April 1, 2022 · Voted yesFinal passage
HB 918 — PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE
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HB 937 — Medicaid; coverage for annual mammograms at no cost to recipient; provide
Final passage · Voted yes: 1 · April 1, 2022–April 1, 2022
What this issue meant
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical assistance generally, so as to provide for Medicaid coverage for annual mammograms at no cost to the recipient; to provide for submission of a state plan amendment or waiver, if necessary; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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April 1, 2022 · Voted yesFinal passage
HB 937 — PASSAGE
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Healthcare2 recorded events
SB 403 — "Georgia Behavioral Health and Peace Officer Co-Responder Act"; enact
Concurrence in chamber amendments · Voted yes on concurrence: 1 · Final passage · Voted yes: 1 · March 3, 2022–April 1, 2022
What this issue meant
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 37 of the O.C.G.A., relating to mental health, so as to enact the "Georgia Behavioral Health and Peace Officer Co-Responder Act"; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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April 1, 2022 · Voted yes on concurrenceConcurrence in chamber amendments
SB 403 — AGREE TO HOUSE SUBSTITUTE
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March 3, 2022 · Voted yesFinal passage
SB 403 — PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE
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Healthcare2 recorded events
SB 404 — Emergency Medical Services Personnel; Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to retain certain fingerprints under certain conditions; authorize
Concurrence in chamber amendments · Voted yes on concurrence: 1 · Final passage · Excused absence: 1 · February 17, 2022–April 1, 2022
What this issue meant
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 11 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to emergency medical services personnel, so as to authorize the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to retain certain fingerprints under certain conditions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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April 1, 2022 · Voted yes on concurrenceConcurrence in chamber amendments
SB 404 — AGREE TO HOUSE SUBSTITUTE
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February 17, 2022 · Excused absenceFinal passage
SB 404 — PASSAGE AS AMENDED
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Healthcare2 recorded events
SB 496 — Death Investigations; medical examiner's inquiry when a pregnant female dies and an inquest; require
Concurrence in chamber amendments · Voted yes on concurrence: 1 · Final passage · Voted yes: 1 · March 1, 2022–April 1, 2022
What this issue meant
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 16 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to death investigations, so as to require a medical examiner's inquiry when a pregnant female dies and an inquest; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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April 1, 2022 · Voted yes on concurrenceConcurrence in chamber amendments
SB 496 — AGREE TO HOUSE SUBSTITUTE
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March 1, 2022 · Voted yesFinal passage
SB 496 — PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE
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Healthcare1 recorded event
HB 1041 — Income tax; tax credits for contributions to rural hospital organizations; increase aggregate limit
Final passage · Voted yes: 1 · March 30, 2022–March 30, 2022
What this issue meant
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-7-29.20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to tax credits for contributions to rural hospital organizations, so as to increase the aggregate limit for tax credits for contributions to rural hospital organizations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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March 30, 2022 · Voted yesFinal passage
HB 1041 — PASSAGE
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HB 1276 — Community Health, Department of; statistical reports data relating to state health plans be posted on department website; require
Final passage · Voted yes: 1 · March 30, 2022–March 30, 2022
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Community Health, so as to require that statistical reports containing data relating to state health plans be posted on the department website; to provide for a definition; to provide for content of the reports; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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March 30, 2022 · Voted yesFinal passage
HB 1276 — PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE
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HB 752 — Psychiatric Advance Directive Act; enact
Final passage · Voted yes: 1 · March 30, 2022–March 30, 2022
What this issue meant
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 37 of the O.C.G.A., relating to mental health, so as to provide for a psychiatric advance directive; to provide for a competent adult to express his or her mental health care treatment preferences and desires directly through instructions written in advance and indirectly…
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March 30, 2022 · Voted yesFinal passage
HB 752 — PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE
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SB 566 — Surprise Billing Consumer Protection Act; a medical or traumatic condition includes a mental health condition or substance use disorder; emergency medical services include post-stabilization services; clarify
Concurrence in chamber amendments · Voted yes on concurrence: 1 · Final passage · Voted yes: 1 · March 15, 2022–March 30, 2022
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 33 of the O.C.G.A., relating to insurance, so as to clarify that, under the Surprise Billing Consumer Protection Act, a medical or traumatic condition, sickness, or injury includes a mental health condition or substance use disorder and that emergency medical services include post-stabilization services; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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March 30, 2022 · Voted yes on concurrenceConcurrence in chamber amendments
SB 566 — AGREE TO HOUSE SUBSTITUTE
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March 15, 2022 · Voted yesFinal passage
SB 566 — PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE
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Healthcare1 recorded event
HB 1069 — Mental health; adult mental health programs; provide licensure
Final passage · Voted yes: 1 · March 29, 2022–March 29, 2022
What this issue meant
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 37 of the O.C.G.A., relating to examination, treatment, etc., for mental illness, so as to provide for the licensure of adult mental health programs; to provide for inspection by the Department of Community Health; to provide for an annual report; to provide for criminal background checks; to provide for oversight by the disability services ombudsman; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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March 29, 2022 · Voted yesFinal passage
HB 1069 — PASSAGE
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HB 1308 — Insurance; allow plan sponsor to consent on behalf of an enrollee to electronic delivery of all communication
Final passage · Voted yes: 1 · March 28, 2022–March 28, 2022
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance generally, so as to allow a plan sponsor of a health benefit plan to consent on behalf of an enrollee to the electronic delivery of all communications related to the plan; to allow the enrollee…
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March 28, 2022 · Voted yesFinal passage
HB 1308 — PASSAGE
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HB 1148 — Game and fish; possession of cervid carcasses; remove definitions; provisions
Final passage · Voted yes: 1 · March 23, 2022–March 23, 2022
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 27-5-2.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to possession of cervid carcasses, so as to remove definitions; to amend which cervid parts may be brought in from outside of Georgia; to authorize the Department of Natural Resources to restrict the movement…
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March 23, 2022 · Voted yesFinal passage
HB 1148 — PASSAGE
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HB 1086 — Health; influenza vaccinations for discharged patients; lower age to 50
Final passage · Voted yes: 1 · March 22, 2022–March 22, 2022
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 31-7-18 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to influenza vaccinations for discharged patients aged 65 and older, vaccinations or other measures for health care workers in hospitals, immunity from liability, and standing orders, so as to lower the age to 50 years old for hospitals to offer inpatients vaccinations for the influenza virus prior to discharge; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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March 22, 2022 · Voted yesFinal passage
HB 1086 — PASSAGE
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HB 304 — Revenue and taxation; medical equipment and supplies manufacturers and pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturers; provide tax credit
Other procedural vote · Voted yes: 1 · Final passage · Voted yes: 1 · March 17, 2022–March 17, 2022
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to revenue and taxation, so as to provide for a tax credit for medical equipment and supplies manufacturers and pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturers; to provide for definitions; to provide for conditions and limitations on certain tax credits; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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March 17, 2022 · Voted yesOther procedural vote
HB 304 — MOTION TO ENGROSS
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March 17, 2022 · Voted yesFinal passage
HB 304 — PASSAGE
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SB 539 — Wiretapping, Eavesdropping, Surveillance; use of any device to photograph or record patients in a health care facility shall be unlawful; provide
Final passage · Voted yes: 1 · March 15, 2022–March 15, 2022
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 3 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to wiretapping, eavesdropping, surveillance, and related offenses, so as to provide that the use of any device to photograph or record patients in a health care facility shall be unlawful; to provide for exceptions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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March 15, 2022 · Voted yesFinal passage
SB 539 — PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE
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SB 573 — Hospitals and Health Care Facilities;hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to utilize surgical smoke evacuation systems during surgical procedures to protect patients and health care workers from the hazards of surgical smoke; require
Final passage · Voted yes: 1 · March 15, 2022–March 15, 2022
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation and construction of hospitals and other health care facilities, so as to require hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to utilize surgical smoke evacuation systems during surgical procedures to protect patients and health care workers from the hazards of surgical smoke; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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March 15, 2022 · Voted yesFinal passage
SB 573 — PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE
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What this archive contains

57 measures

HB 275 — Fire protection and safety; random drug tests for certain firefighters, emergency medical services personnel, paramedics, and cardiac technicians; require

HB 1186 — Speech-language pathologists and audiologists; revise licensing provisions

HB 1425 — Medical cannabis; Governor to issue initial Class 1 and Class 2 production licenses for a limited time period; authorize

HB 92 — Health; transfer of vital records to State Archives; revise provisions

SB 610 — Department of Community Health; conduct a comprehensive review of provider reimbursement rates for home and community based services covered by the waiver programs; require

HB 1042 — OneGeorgia Authority Act; grant program to establish primary care medical facilities in health professional shortage areas; provide

HB 1175 — Georgia Raw Dairy Act; enact

HB 1304 — Georgia Caregivers Act; create

HB 1324 — Health and insurance; clarify that the prudent layperson standard is not affected by the diagnoses given

HB 918 — Georgia Rare Disease Advisory Council; provide establishment

HB 937 — Medicaid; coverage for annual mammograms at no cost to recipient; provide

SB 403 — "Georgia Behavioral Health and Peace Officer Co-Responder Act"; enact

SB 404 — Emergency Medical Services Personnel; Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to retain certain fingerprints under certain conditions; authorize

SB 496 — Death Investigations; medical examiner's inquiry when a pregnant female dies and an inquest; require

HB 1041 — Income tax; tax credits for contributions to rural hospital organizations; increase aggregate limit

HB 1276 — Community Health, Department of; statistical reports data relating to state health plans be posted on department website; require

HB 752 — Psychiatric Advance Directive Act; enact

SB 566 — Surprise Billing Consumer Protection Act; a medical or traumatic condition includes a mental health condition or substance use disorder; emergency medical services include post-stabilization services; clarify

HB 1069 — Mental health; adult mental health programs; provide licensure

HB 1308 — Insurance; allow plan sponsor to consent on behalf of an enrollee to electronic delivery of all communication

HB 1148 — Game and fish; possession of cervid carcasses; remove definitions; provisions

HB 1086 — Health; influenza vaccinations for discharged patients; lower age to 50

HB 304 — Revenue and taxation; medical equipment and supplies manufacturers and pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturers; provide tax credit

SB 539 — Wiretapping, Eavesdropping, Surveillance; use of any device to photograph or record patients in a health care facility shall be unlawful; provide

SB 573 — Hospitals and Health Care Facilities;hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to utilize surgical smoke evacuation systems during surgical procedures to protect patients and health care workers from the hazards of surgical smoke; require