Georgia House Bill 584

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)
Status: Introduced on February 21 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-24 - House First Readers
Pending: House Public and Community Health Committee
Hearing: Feb 26 @ 1:00 pm in 132 CAP
Hearing: Feb 26 @ 2:00 pm in 132 CAP
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 26, 31, and 37 of the O.C.G.A., relating to food, drugs, and cosmetics, health, and mental health, respectively, so as to reassign licensing and oversight of drug abuse treatment and education programs, narcotic treatment programs, community living arrangements, and adult residential mental health programs from the Department of Community Health to the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Health; reassign licensing and oversight of certain treatments and programs from Departments of Community Health to Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities

Rep. Jesse Petrea [R]	Rep. Katie Dempsey [R]	Rep. Darlene Taylor [R]	Rep. Ron Stephens [R]
Rep. John LaHood [R]	Rep. Brian Prince [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-24	House	House First Readers
2025-02-21	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70672
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/233494