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Behavioral Health Care Workforce Data Base; expand to include data from licensed health care professionals

State of Georgia

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 10 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce, so as to expand the Behavioral Health Care Workforce Data Base to include data from licensed health care professionals; to revise definitions; to rename such data base as the Health Care Workforce Data Base; to provide for conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Status
Passed
Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date
May 12, 2026
184 days ago
Current chamber
Senate
Session
2025-2026 Regular Session
GA SB 500 · PassedMay 12

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Bill details

Last action
Effective Date 2026-07-01 · May 12, 2026

Sponsors

MHMike HodgesSenator · Republican · SD-003Primary sponsor
BWBen WatsonSenator · Republican · SD-001Primary sponsor
KKKay KirkpatrickSenator · Republican · SD-032Primary sponsor
LWLarry WalkerSenator · Republican · SD-020Primary sponsor
SHSally HarrellSenator · Democrat · SD-040Primary sponsor
BHBilly HickmanSenator · Republican · SD-004Primary sponsor
CSCarden SummersSenator · Republican · SD-013Primary sponsor
CHChuck HufstetlerSenator · Republican · SD-052Primary sponsor
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BHBo HatchettSenator · Republican · SD-050Primary sponsor
RWRicky WilliamsSenator · Republican · SD-025Primary sponsor
RTRick TownsendRepresentative · Republican · HD-179

Bill history

Newest first.

May 12, 2026Effective Date 2026-07-01
May 12, 2026Act 629
May 12, 2026Senate Date Signed by GovernorSenate
Apr 10, 2026Senate Sent to GovernorSenate
Mar 27, 2026Senate Agreed House Amend or SubSenate
Mar 23, 2026House Passed/Adopted By SubstituteHouse
Mar 23, 2026House Third ReadersHouse
Mar 18, 2026House Committee Favorably Reported By SubstituteHouse
Show 8 earlier actions
Mar 4, 2026House Second ReadersHouse
Mar 3, 2026House First ReadersHouse
Feb 26, 2026Senate Passed/AdoptedSenate
Feb 26, 2026Senate Third ReadSenate
Feb 25, 2026Senate Read Second TimeSenate
Feb 24, 2026Senate Committee Favorably ReportedSenate
Feb 17, 2026Senate Read and ReferredSenate
Feb 12, 2026Senate HopperSenate

Recorded votes

Passage: Senate Vote #595Feb 26, 2026 · Senate · 46 yea · 3 nayPassed
Passage: House Vote #749Mar 23, 2026 · House · 164 yea · 1 nayPassed
Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #839Mar 27, 2026 · Senate · 45 yea · 2 nayPassed

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