Georgia House Bill 509 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Passed on April 26 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-07-01 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health care facilities, so as to implement initiatives to improve quality and delivery of patient centered and family focused palliative care in this state; to provide for legislative intent; to provide for definitions; to create the Georgia Palliative Care and Quality of Life Advisory Council; to establish a state-wide Palliative Care Consumer and Professional Information and Education Program; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Georgia Palliative Care and Quality of Life Advisory Council; create; provisions

Rep. Jesse Petrea [R]	Rep. Ron Stephens [R]	Rep. Jan Tankersley [R]	Rep. Bill Hitchens [R]
Rep. Charles Williams [R]	Sen. Ben Watson [R]

2016-03-16 - House - House Vote #776 (Y: 140 N: 7 NV: 22 Abs: 10) [PASS]
2016-03-14 - Senate - Senate Vote #594 (Y: 46 N: 7 NV: 2 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2016-02-10 - House - House Vote #519 (Y: 138 N: 23 NV: 5 Abs: 13) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-07-01		Effective Date
2016-04-26		Act 342
2016-04-26	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2016-03-28	House	House Sent to Governor
2016-03-16	House	House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
2016-03-14	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2016-03-14	Senate	Senate Third Read
2016-03-11	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2016-03-10	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2016-02-11	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2016-02-10	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2016-02-10	House	House Third Readers
2016-01-27	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2015-03-03	House	House Second Readers
2015-03-02	House	House First Readers
2015-02-26	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/44281
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/149490
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/155739
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/157118
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/159911
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/161042
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/44281#13929
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/44281#14293
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/44281#14391