Georgia House Bill 470

---

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Engrossed on March 2 2023 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2024-03-21 - Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 12 of Title 24 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical and other confidential information, so as to allow for voluntary open communications related to healthcare under rules of evidence; to provide for definitions; to provide that certain open communications shall not be subject to future disclosure; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to amend Chapter 33 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health records, so as to revise definitions; to revise provisions relating to the furnishing of copies of health records; to revise provisions relating to the costs of furnishing health records; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Georgia Candor Act; enact

Rep. Sharon Cooper [R]	Rep. Butch Parrish [R]	Rep. Rob Leverett [R]	Rep. Tyler Smith [R]
Rep. Matt Reeves [R]	Rep. Teddy Reese [D]	Sen. Ben Watson [R]

2023-03-02 - House - Passage: House Vote #152 (Y: 163 N: 1 NV: 4 Abs: 10) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-21	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2024-01-08	Senate	Senate Recommitted
2024-01-08	Senate	Senate Taken from Table
2023-03-27	Senate	Senate Tabled
2023-03-21	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2023-03-21	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2023-03-06	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2023-03-02	House	House Passed/Adopted
2023-03-02	House	House Third Readers
2023-03-01	House	House Committee Favorably Reported
2023-02-22	House	House Second Readers
2023-02-21	House	House First Readers
2023-02-16	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64544
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/215078
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/218774
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/228155
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64544#21168