STATE BILLGA HB 219PASSED

Professions and businesses; establish a professional health program to provide for monitoring and rehabilitation of impaired healthcare professionals; authorize

State of Georgia

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to professions and businesses, so as to authorize the Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists to establish a professional health program to provide for monitoring and rehabilitation of impaired healthcare professionals; to authorize the Georgia Board of Nursing to establish a professional health program to provide for monitoring and rehabilitation of impaired healthcare professionals; to provide for funding or gifts in kind; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Status
Passed
Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date
May 5, 2026
191 days ago
Current chamber
House of Representatives
Session
2025-2026 Regular Session
GA HB 219 · PassedMay 5

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Bill details

Last action
Effective Date 2026-07-01 · May 5, 2026

Sponsors

RSRon StephensRepresentative · Republican · HD-164Primary sponsor
VDViola DavisRepresentative · Democrat · HD-087Primary sponsor
DCDavid ClarkRepresentative · Republican · HD-100Primary sponsor
CHChuck HufstetlerSenator · Republican · SD-052

Bill history

Newest first.

May 5, 2026Effective Date 2026-07-01
May 5, 2026Act 381
May 5, 2026House Date Signed by GovernorHouse
Apr 6, 2026House Sent to GovernorHouse
Mar 12, 2026Senate Passed/AdoptedSenate
Mar 12, 2026Senate Third ReadSenate
Feb 2, 2026Senate Committee Favorably ReportedSenate
Jan 12, 2026Senate RecommittedSenate
Show 11 earlier actions
Jan 12, 2026Senate Taken from TableSenate
Apr 2, 2025Senate TabledSenate
Mar 18, 2025Senate Read Second TimeSenate
Mar 13, 2025Senate Committee Favorably ReportedSenate
Mar 6, 2025Senate Read and ReferredSenate
Mar 4, 2025House Passed/AdoptedHouse
Mar 4, 2025House Third ReadersHouse
Feb 26, 2025House Committee Favorably ReportedHouse
Feb 5, 2025House Second ReadersHouse
Feb 4, 2025House First ReadersHouse
Feb 3, 2025House HopperHouse

Recorded votes

Passage: House Vote #174Mar 4, 2025 · House · 168 yea · 0 nayPassed
Passage: Senate Vote #711Mar 12, 2026 · Senate · 46 yea · 1 nayPassed

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