Georgia House Bill 649 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
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 34 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to physicians, acupuncturists, and others, so as to require licensure of lactation consultants; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for definitions; to provide for an advisory committee; to provide for licensure application and qualifications; to provide for license renewal; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

"Georgia Lactation Consultant Practice Act"; enact

Rep. Sharon Cooper [R]	Rep. Valerie Clark [R]	Rep. David Knight [R]	Rep. Sheila Jones [D]
Rep. Pam Stephenson [D]	Rep. Darrel Ealum [D]	Sen. Dean Burke [R]

2016-03-22 - House - House Vote #810 (Y: 129 N: 36 NV: 8 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2016-03-15 - Senate - Senate Vote #605 (Y: 46 N: 4 NV: 3 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2016-02-08 - House - House Vote #504 (Y: 129 N: 27 NV: 7 Abs: 16) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-07-01		Effective Date
2016-04-26		Act 429
2016-04-26	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2016-03-29	House	House Sent to Governor
2016-03-22	House	House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
2016-03-15	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2016-03-15	Senate	Senate Third Read
2016-03-08	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2016-03-07	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2016-02-09	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2016-02-08	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2016-02-08	House	House Third Readers
2016-01-27	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2015-03-25	House	House Second Readers
2015-03-24	House	House First Readers
2015-03-23	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/44880
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/151939
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/155741
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/156788
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/159446
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/160489
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/160771
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/161635
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/44880#13907
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/44880#14313
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/44880#14477